"BlueGreen Farms Inc. dug outside its 67-acre property without a DEC mining permit, within feet of the water table, and on privately owned property, officials say."
"The owners of a long-proposed Yaphank fish farm have agreed to pay a $1.3 million penalty for taking more than 200,000 yards of sand and gravel without a permit, one of the largest actions for illegally digging sand in state history, the Department of Environmental Conservation said Thursday.
BlueGreen Farms Inc. has legally mined millions of cubic yards of sand out of the ground at the Yaphank site of the proposed fish farm. But the company, which has proposed raising sturgeon, striped bass and leafy greens like lettuce at the site since 2010, dug outside of its 67-acre property without a DEC mining permit, within feet of the water table, and on privately owned property, according to the DEC.
Regulators said they are trying to keep watch on the lucrative sand mining industry."
David M. Schwartz reports for Newsday March 14, 2019.
SEE ALSO:
"Illegal Mining Threat to Long Island Aquifer Draws $1.35M Fine" (Bloomberg Environment)
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