Inventory of existing environmental conditions: an
inventory of existing environmental conditions at the project site
and in the affected region, including delineation of all on-site easements,
deed restrictions, rights-of-way, stream encroachment lines, wetlands
and floodplains. The inventory shall describe air quality, water quality,
water supply, surface waters, including streams, ponds and marshes,
wetlands, floodplains, steep slopes, critical areas, shallow bedrock,
hydrology, natural and man-made drainage, geology, soils and properties
thereof, including capabilities and limitations, sewerage systems,
topography, slope, vegetation (including wetlands), wildlife, aquatic
organisms, noise characteristics and levels, traffic conditions, demography,
land use, aesthetics, history and archaeology. Air and water quality
shall be described with reference to standards promulgated by the
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and soils shall
be described with reference to the Morris County Soil Survey and the
criteria contained in the Morris County Soil Conservation District
Standards and Specifications.