Proposed marijuana facility in Wawarsing concerns environmental groups

At a Planning Board meeting earlier this week, both Riverkeeper and the town of Wawarsing Environmental Conservation Commission (ECC) raised concerns about the plan, which also received a recommendation from the Ulster County Planning Board. But the town ECC and Riverkeeper raised concerns about the potential for wastewater runoff from the property into the nearby Rondout Creek, which is a tributary of the Hudson River, and the use of water from the Napanoch Water District. The town needs more information about proposed activities to evaluate theproposal in terms of wastewater flow and composition, and sewer risks.”Cresco did not immediately return messages on Friday, Jan. 21. Planning Board president John Constable did not immediately return a message left Friday. The next scheduled Wawarsing Planning Board meeting had not been posted on the town website as of Friday.