Take Notice that an application for a Flood Hazard Area Individual Permit and a Freshwater Wetland General Permit No. 2 has been submitted to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), Division of Land Resource Protection for the underground electric utility line work described below: APPLICANT: Rockland Electric Company (RECO) PROJECT NAME: Greenwood Lake Underground Distribution Line PROJECT ADDRESS: Marshall Hill Road, Greenwood Lake Turnpike, and Awosting Road BLOCK: Marshall Hill Road, Greenwood Lake Turnpike, and Awosting Road Rights-of-Way and Portion of Block 6002, Lot 20 MUNICIPALITY: Township of West Milford COUNTY: Passaic PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project includes the installation of approximately 6,920 linear feet of underground electric distribution line and associated accessories (e.g., manholes and pull boxes) along the existing paved roadway/road shoulder. The proposed activities require disturbance within riparian zones and wetland transition areas. As such, a Flood Hazard Area Individual Permit is required pursuant to the Flood Hazard Area Control Act Rules (N.J.A.C. 7:13) and a Freshwater Wetland General Permit No. 2 (Underground Utility Lines) is required pursuant to the Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act Rules (N.J.A.C. 7:7A). A complete copy of the application package is available to be reviewed at either the municipal clerk's office in the Township of West Milford, or by appointment at the Department's Trenton Office. The Department of Environmental Protection welcomes comments and any information that you may provide concerning the proposed development and site. Please submit your written comments within 15 calendar days of the date of this notice to: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Division of Land Use Regulation P.O. Box 420, Mail Code 501-02A 501 East State Street Trenton, New Jersey 08625 Attn: West Milford Township Supervisor June 24 2026 LNYS0541350 $32.37