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Outrage In East Hampton After State Says Allowing Mine To Dig Into Groundwater Poses No Environmental Threat

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The Middle Highway sand pit, as it looked in 2010. The pit is nearing the limit of its mining allowance but new operator Patrick Bistrian Jr. Inc is requesting permission from the state to dig down more than 100 more feet, below the groundwater table, effectively creating a 6 acre

The Middle Highway sand pit, as it looked in 2010. The pit is nearing the limit of its mining allowance but new operator Patrick Bistrian Jr. Inc is requesting permission from the state to dig down more than 100 more feet, below the groundwater table, effectively creating a 6 acre "lake."

The Middle Highway sand pit, as it looked in 2018. The pit is nearing the limit of its mining allowance but new operator Patrick Bistrian Jr. Inc is requesting permission from the state to dig down more than 100 more feet, below the groundwater table, effectively creating a 6 acre

The Middle Highway sand pit, as it looked in 2018. The pit is nearing the limit of its mining allowance but new operator Patrick Bistrian Jr. Inc is requesting permission from the state to dig down more than 100 more feet, below the groundwater table, effectively creating a 6 acre "lake."

authorMichael Wright on Sep 2, 2019
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has ruled that a proposal by one of the Bistrian family’s mining companies to create a 6-acre, 110-foot-deep “lake” in the woods... more

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