The mega project has shocked the resort town and shows how gas stations’ toxic legacy complicates future development. The cleanup for a site like where Mogul wants to develop is complicated by the area’s high water table, meaning the construction site requires a lot of dewatering. There is concern that the benzene in the groundwater could contaminate nearby Flat Creek amid the cleanup, which is in the direction the plume is already slowly migrating.
Pollution plagues largest development in Town of Jackson’s history
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