CONSOLIDATED DRAFT NOTICE: Application Submitted by Greenwood Lake Commission Regarding Properties at: Block 6401 Lot 5, Block 6402 Lots 4 and 6, Block 6405 Lot 1, Block 6607 Lot 1, Block 7005 Lots 12 and 17 in the Township of West Milford, Passaic County TAKE NOTICE that the above entity is applying to the Land Use Regulation Program at the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) for a permit or approval under the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act rules, N.J.A.C. 7:38. The permit or approval will either establish the boundary of Highlands resource areas on the above property, or will authorize the applicant to conduct regulated activities on the property. The approval(s) the applicant is requesting is (are): Highland Preservation Area Approval (authorizes regulated activities, for example construction or development, in the Highlands Preservation Area). The rules governing the above permits and approvals are found in the NJDEP's Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act Rules at N.J.A.C. 7:38. You can view or download these rules on the NJDEP Land Use Regulation Program website at www.state.nj.us/dep/highlands, or you can find a copy of these rules in the county law library in your county courthouse. The application requests approval of the following activities as described (1) installing sediment and erosion control measures within the project area (2) hydraulically dredging two sections of Belcher Creek, totally approximately 6.6 acres, (3) piping the dredged material from the stream along Sophie Avenue to the dewatering location located on a portion of Block 6607, Lot 1, (4) temporarily grading the dewatering area, (4) dewatering the dredged material in geotubes (5) restoring the dewatering location to pre-existing conditions. If you would like to inspect a copy of the application, it is on file at the Municipal Clerk's Office, or call the NJDEP at (609) 777-0454 to make an appointment to see the application at NJDEP offices in Trenton during normal business hours. The NJDEP welcomes comments on the application. Comments should be submitted to the NJDEP in writing within 30 days after the Department publishes notice of the application in the DEP Bulletin. However, written comments will continue to be accepted until the NJDEP makes a decision on the application. Comments cannot be accepted by telephone. Please submit any comments in writing, along with a copy of this notice, to: NJDEP Land Use Regulation Program Mail Code 501-02A P.O. Box 420 Trenton, New Jersey 08625 Attn: Passaic Section Chief When the NJDEP has decided whether or not the application qualifies for approval under the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act rules, NJDEP will notify the municipal clerk of the final decision on the application. Questions about the application may be addressed to: Jack Roe Commissioner & NJ Co-Chair, or Dale Van Nimwegen Commissioner & Treasurer Greenwood Lake Commission 1792 Union Valley Road West Milford, New Jersey 07480 jroe@gwlc.org or dvannimwegen@gwlc.org July 2, 9 2026 LNYS0546518 $112.64