Impacts to Water & Environment
Studies
CRC_Brief_WaterUse_2020_1205.pdfCRC narrative_air quality.pdfNCIA-Environmental-Policy-BMP-October-17-final.pdfCannabis-Program_BMPTF_20180814 background research.pdfAre your agencies ready and willing to accept industrial wastewaters from indoor cultivation sites?
Cannabis grow facilities create chemical laden waste water and are often required to have onsite waste water treatment facilities.
When Indoor Cannabis grow factories discharge their waste water into municipal sewer systems, they may be exempt from this requirement.
The presentation to the left was given to a group of Municipal operators alerting them to the need to be ready for the potential discharge of water of untreated waste water with high levels of chemicals.
Page 29 provides an example of the types and levels of chemicals that may be discharged.
Access to Ground Water and Septic is "Severely Limited" in West Amwell
Selected Quotes from the West Amwell Township Plan
Environmental Characteristics
West Amwell’s land use policies are largely driven by two factors. One is its rural character. The other is its unique environmental features, particularly due to its geologic, hydrologic and soils conditions. These factors serve as severe constraints on land development (Page 2)
Ground Water
Groundwater occurs and exists in cracks, faults and other openings in bedrock or between the grains of rock. Rock which has many open spaces between grains is said to have primary porosity. Rock with little or no opening between grains is considered non-porous. Nonporous formations do not allow groundwater to travel through; therefore in order for water to be accessible, it must rely on fractures. The number, distribution and interconnectivity of fractures control the availability of groundwater for use and consumption. Wells must be able to connect to fractures in order to bear water. All of the geologic formations lying beneath West Amwell consist of non-porous material.