240-25 Granting Municipal Consent-Verona Twp.-Apply for Treatment Works Approval from the DEP to upgrade its Wastewater Treatment Facility.pdf

240-25 October 28, 2025 RESOLUTION WHEREAS, Verona Township (“Verona”) has authorized necessary upgrades to its Wastewater Treatment Facility, including the Tertiary Treatment Filters and Ultraviolet Disinfection System (the “Upgrades Project”); and WHEREAS, in order to proceed with these improvements, Verona must first obtain a Treatment Works Approval (“TWA”) Permit from the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection (the “NJDEP”); and WHEREAS, one of the requirements of the TWA application process is to submit a Certification of Municipal Consent Form for the Upgrades Project from all impacted municipalities; and WHEREAS, Verona provides wastewater treatment service to portions of the Township of West Orange (the “Township”); and WHEREAS, by letter dated October 9, 2025, Verona has requested the Township of to provide said Certification of Municipal Consent for the Upgrades Project, annexed hereto as Exhibit “A;” and WHEREAS, the Certification of Municipal Consent by the Township, annexed hereto as Exhibit “B,” must be authorized by a Resolution passed by the municipal governing body; and WHEREAS, the Consulting Engineer for Verona has represented that these upgrades will be constructed entirely within the existing property of the facility, are solely operational in nature and will not increase the facility’s hydraulic treatment capacity or sewer service area or have any discernable negative impacts on the surrounding community; and WHEREAS, the Upgrades Project will be subject to intensive review by the NJDEP through the TWA permitting process; and