• disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
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    It doesn’t even need to go that far. If that happens in an area that uses well water rather than municipal, the water table contamination will shutter any nearby businesses for longer than they can afford.

    This may be outdated info. I learned it in a civil engineering course ~20 years ago.

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      Oh sure. The water contamination itself is horrific, but it doesn’t stick in people’s mind as well as random buildings exploding.