County finds contractorwater draw below DEC permit threshold and declines exhaustive study

A resident raised concerns that a county contractor had withdrawn stream water during a project. Staff reported the contractor drew water from under a county-owned bridge while working on a town road, and confirmed the contractor did not enter the resident's property. County staff said they reached out to the soil-and-water director who confirmed that because the withdrawal was under the DEC permitting threshold of 100,000 gallons per day, no state permit was required and screened intakes were used to prevent harm to aquatic life.