“For most of [the decommissioned, uninvestigated] sites, the state does not yet know what contamination may be present, whether it has spread to nearby properties or water supplies, or whether current conditions pose a risk to nearby residents.”
– Burlington city manager Bob Patterson
A report from North Carolina’s state auditor contends that Alamance County is home to 11 decommissioned landfills that have never been investigated to determine what potential hazards they may contain…