The Village of Saugerties’ water supply is already under strain.
The reservoir can provide 1.8 million gallons per day. A 2020 report shows a peak of 1.627 million gallons. Development projects will increase pressure on the water supply.
The Winston Farm site is part of an aquifer protection overlay district that protects underground water.
A 2022 hydrology report, commissioned by the Saugerties planning board, states that any development on Winston Farm should take into account the “risk to the valley bottom aquifer, and protection of a high-yield aquifer that might one day serve as the cornerstone for future growth in the Town of Saugerties.”
