New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

09/17/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/18/2025 00:42

Town of Warwick - Pennings Cidery

Notice of Complete Application

Applicant:

Pennings RE Holdings LLC
38 Pennings Ln
WARWICK, NY 10990

Facility:

Pennings Cidery
Co Rte 21
WARWICK, NY 10990

Application ID:

3-3354-00881/00001

Permit(s) Applied for:

Article 17 Titles 7 & 8 P/C/I SPDES- Groundwater Discharge

Project is Located:

WARWICK, ORANGE COUNTY

Project Description:

The Department has prepared a draft permit and has made a tentative determination, subject to public comment or other information, to approve a proposed discharge of 3,296 gallons per day of sanitary wastewater to groundwater via absorption trenches at the applicant's facility address located at 4 Warwick Turnpike, in the Town of Warwick. The facility is an apple orchard with a cidery and tap room. The draft SPDES permit with fact sheet are available online at https://dec.ny.gov/fs/projects/draftpermits. The draft permit files are contained within regional folders and named by the SPDES number contained in this notice. Requests for a legislative (public statement) hearing must be sent in writing to the DEC contact person below by the comment deadline. The Department assesses such requests pursuant to 6 NYCRR Section 621.8. Refer to this application by the application number listed above and SPDES Number NY0313670.

Availability of Application Documents:

Filed application documents, and Department draft permits where applicable, are available for inspection during normal business hours at the address of the contact person. To ensure timely service at the time of inspection, it is recommended that an appointment be made with the contact person.

State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) Determination:

Project is an Unlisted Action and will not have a significant impact on the environment. A Negative Declaration is on file. A coordinated review was not performed.

SEQR Lead Agency: None Designated

State Historic Preservation Act (SHPA) Determination:

The proposed activity is not subject to review in accordance with SHPA. The application type is exempt and/or the project involves the continuation of an existing operational activity.

Coastal Management:

This project is not located in a Coastal Management area and is not subject to the Waterfront Revitalization and Coastal Resources Act.

DEC Commissioner Policy 29, Environmental Justice and Permitting (CP-29)

It has been determined that the proposed action is not subject to CP-29.

Opportunity for Public Comment:

Comments on this project must be submitted in writing to the Contact Person no later than Oct 2, 2025.

Primary Contact

Frank J Benedetto III
NYSDEC Region 3 Headquarters
21 S Putt Corners Rd
New Paltz, 12561

Phone: (845) 256-3054
[email protected]
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