Great People of Packanack Lake Rejoice…… This will be the last email update you receive regarding the GAF Project storm water concerns. 

To protect our lake’s health, PLCA contracted with experts from One Water Consulting, LLC (OWC) to review the impacts of the GAF property developer’s stormwater runoff plans. As a result, PLCA sent the May 22nd OWC report of stormwater design concerns to the Township Planning Board and had a follow-up meeting.  

At the August 7th follow-up meeting, PLCA met with the developer’s experts and OWC to address each of the OWC issues identified. The developer stated they made several adjustments to the stormwater design in their July 6th resubmission, or they will address each concern. The bottom line is, various technical changes we assume have been made to the final stormwater plan will greatly reduce sedimentation in our lake. 

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The following contains a bunch of words and acronyms about water and stuff I don’t understand, and most will not, but for the minority who think they are water quality experts, ENJOY!

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Concern remains about soil erosion and sedimentation issues from the 99-acre site with steep slopes during rain events during and after construction. The Hudson Essex Passaic Soil Conservation District will require the developer to prepare an application for their review and approval, but enforcement of the erosion and sediment application’s terms and monitoring during construction and beyond is Wayne Township’s responsibility. One of the OWC suggestions was to request that the township require the developer to install a turbidity meter in the brook upstream of Packanack Lake that will continuously monitor and record the concentration of solids entering the lake before, during, and after construction of the development. This monitoring would provide both “real time” data that can alert the township of high solids concentrations as the condition is occurring and historical trending will track the amount of solids entering the lake over time. Unless the township requires the developer to install continuous turbidity monitoring during construction, it will be difficult to promptly identify and mitigate high solids runoff situations.   

We are providing this update because on Monday, August 14th, the final site plan for the new development will be approved by the township’s planning board at their 7:30 meeting. We will continue to monitor this project.  

Thank you to both the PLCA Board of Governors and Directors for their continued and tireless efforts on this matter. Also, to the members who attended the planning board meetings and voiced their concerns at the Township level, your voices were heard. Power to the people! 

Viva La Packanack

Paul Pizio, The Prez

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