Riverhead Zoning Board: Calverton mine operator has no pre-existing right to mine below water table on site next to old landfill

Riverhead Zoning Board: Calverton mine operator has no pre-existing right to mine below water table on site next to old landfill

A sand mine off Osborn Avenue, adjacent to Riverhead Town’s defunct landfill, does not have a pre-existing right to mine below the water table, the Riverhead Zoning Board of Appeals ruled last week. The ZBA on Thursday denied the mine operator’s appeal of the town’s zoning officer’s determination that its lawful pre-existing mining use does not include mining below the water table. Source