Contaminated Groundwater Found In Virginia Beach

Road construction on Virginia Beach’s 17th Street with blue groundwater pumps, a muddy trench, and caution tape, overlaid with bold clickbait text about contaminated groundwater.

CLIFF NOTES Virginia Beach found contaminated groundwater during the 17th Street road project. The water must be treated before it can be discharged. Pumps and filtration units were set up on Arctic Avenue to handle it. Costs rose from about $43 million to about $48.8 million, but the city says it’s within budget. The Pacific-to-Arctic … Read more