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Developer says basins and infiltration will limit runoff; DEP review still pending
Summary
GAI Engineering told the board the Cool Valley plan uses pad‑specific basins and infiltration to manage stormwater; the developer said an NPDES permit application is in preparation and DEP review will determine final culvert and stream mitigation.
Engineer Keith Vasas said the project’s stormwater strategy emphasizes infiltration and smaller basins associated with individual pads rather than larger regional basins, and that the team has completed extensive infiltration testing and design calculations to support an NPDES application to the Pennsylvania DEP.
Vasas said “we initially went out with… over a 100 infiltration tests” and that testing met DEP requirements; he stressed the permit and hydraulic/hydrology reviews will be part of the DEP process before any construction affecting streams or wetlands. Vasas also said the most recent site plan revision reduced impacts to the stream at Morganza–Wiki by moving grading and culvert improvements to the opposite side of the road, and that culvert upgrades will be designed to maintain downstream flows. The board requested DEP permit status and documentation before deciding whether to advance the conditional‑use matter.
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