Borough Planner Brigette Bogart advises that “Streams cross the site, and there are extensive areas of the site occupied by wetlands”. Ms. Bogart also notes that “the stream encroachment line shown on the submitted drawings derives from a plan from 1989”. She also mentions that stormwater from the site drains into the Soldier Hill Brook and that runoff for the two year storm exceeds the levels set by the NJDEP. Since this property has a body/bodies of water (brooks, streams, wetlands, tributaries, etc.) including the nearby Musquapsink Brook and other crucial waterways, and is part of the Hackensack River Watershed, they should be entitled to category one (C1) protection and afforded a 300 foot buffer as defined by the DEP. Other documents (such as the master plan) also mention that the Soldier Book, a category one, is present. Bergen SWAN examined the site and prepared maps depicting the NJDEP stormwater rule areas affected by 300 foot buffers and the approximation of a C-1 buffer protection around Soldier Hill Brook. Bergen County Planning was contacted and advised that their map showed tributaries on this property draining to the Musquapsink. An employee in NJDEP Land Use was able to look up the area in question and briefly explained the new storm water rules. He advised that he observed that the Highland Brook was present and stated that it drains into the Musquapsink Brook. He stated that both were classified as “category-one” and should be afforded 300 feet of protection in either direction. Captain Bill Sheehan, the Executive Director of Hackensack Riverkeeper, was updated on this important issue. | 
