New Stadium possible timeline

[Basbear]

2 hours ago, TheBigKat said:

From a person I know close to the owner, the Charlotte Pipe and Foundry isn’t really being considered due to the strong potential of soil contamination 

Im sure they can drill as many holes to test. EPA has always hounded those type of companies......this isnt the 1900s where everyone poured waste/by product in the river...(better to live on top of the mountain than bottom). Plus if theres a issue- allll it takes is loads of dump trucks, loads of diesel , and loads of top soil(at one point you couldnt give it away, now its cost as much as golden eggs). FYI ive been on jobs and its a total cluster fug about what is passed/safe. To use less words, if tepper wants to get that area "approve", its very simple...... its always shocked me when some junkyard gets passed for development and a golf course doesnt.....its who you blow...

Edited October 18, 2022 by Basbear

[Panthercougar68]

10 minutes ago, woahfraze said:

Environmental consultant specializing in Brownfields redevelopment here in the Charlotte area.  Contaminated soil is not a barrier to building a stadium at the Pipe and Foundry (or other contaminated property).  The environmental issues can be managed; it's simply a matter of cost, as contaminated soils would need to be disposed of to a properly permitted landfill at a higher price per ton than non-impacted soil leaving the site.  Contaminated groundwater beneath the site could also require a vapor intrusion mitigation system be installed beneath the occupied portions of the stadium (not the concourses or seating areas that are open air).  All these measures are things that can be and are regularly done during construction projects that encounter contaminated environmental media.  It just requires more money to properly coordinate with the appropriate regulatory agencies and properly manage the contaminated media.

Side note, if an old tannery dumped chemicals for years how much of a clean up is it lol This reminds me of a story my dad told me that this old closes tannery was the most polluted land in meck county near the cabarrus county line off 24/27.

[woahfraze]

10 minutes ago, Panthercougar68 said:

Side note, if an old tannery dumped chemicals for years how much of a clean up is it lol This reminds me of a story my dad told me that this old closes tannery was the most polluted land in meck county near the cabarrus county line off 24/27.

All depends on the overall mass and distribution of contaminants in the subsurface and also the characteristics of the subsurface (e.g. depth to groundwater, permeability/hydraulic conductivity of the aquifer, etc.).  In many cases, contamination is simply too large in scale and/or there are geologic constraints for implementing remediation techniques to adequately clean up the impacts, at least not in a cost-effective way.  In those case, it's better to conduct a risk assessment and determine if property occupants will be adversely affected by the contamination and to mitigate any identified health risks accordingly.  That of course also can cost a good bit of money, but is often much cheaper than environmental cleanup.  In some cases, you see a combination of the two approaches.