The City of Kingston’s sewage treatment plant would exceed capacity during regular peak periods unless the proposed AVR Realty development is reduced in size or the plant is expanded, environmental groups said yesterday. Expert analysis by the Friends of Kingston Waterfront coalition yesterday sent to the city’s planning board indicates that failing to resolve this issue would damage water quality and thwart future development opportunities.

The developer claims that the plant can handle the increased demand from its proposed 2,182-unit residential project with its additional commercial space. The Friends consortium said the research refutes that. Sewage treatment plants typically are slated for expansion when they reach 90-percent capacity. Today Kingston’s plant operates at 77 percent, but bringing on line The Landing project and Sailor’s Cove, another large development proposed next door to the AVR project, would overwhelm the sewage treatment facility, they say. The plant received 20 permit violations within the last three years, a condition that would likely get worse with the added demands from The Landing project, according to the group.

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