An image included in a hydrogeologist’s report of a sand mine show the 40-foot deep pit’s water level is about 12 to 14 feet below surface level, indicating a potential connection between the mine and the Castle Hayne aquifer. (Port City Daily photo/Courtesy Brunswick County)
BRUNSWICK COUNTY –– Brunswick County Commissioners are seeking the assistance of a geotechnical engineering firm to determine what, if any, impacts may result from a sand mine in operation within its well fields supplying the Highway 211 groundwater treatment plant.
Located just a quarter-mile west and across Highway 211 from the St. James entrance, the Mirasol Family Mine, operated by Jones Holdings NC LLC, may already have interconnectivity to the Castle Hayne aquifer.