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The Atlantic Park project’s developer and the city disagreed over who was on the hook to cover the cost of the unexpected environmental issue. Venture Realty Group began testing a new method to remove the contaminants building up in Atlantic Park's surf lagoon last week.
VIRGINIA BEACH — Groundwater contaminated with high levels of iron and arsenic remains in the hole where a surf lagoon is being built at the Oceanfront, but the project developer is no longer waiting to see if the city will pay to treat and discharge it. Venture Realty Group began testing a new method to remove the contaminants building up in Atlantic Park’s surf lagoon last week, but more ...
Rust-colored, contaminated water is building up in the hole that will become Atlantic Park's surf lagoon, and developer Venture Realty Group says it's the city's responsibility to cover the $1 million cost to treat and remove it.
VIRGINIA BEACH — Construction of the surf lagoon at Atlantic Park has stalled for a month as the project’s developer and the city disagree over who is on the hook to cover the cost of an unexpected environmental issue. Contaminated water is building up in a 10-foot hole about the size of a baseball field that will become the surf lagoon. On Wednesday, the excavated area was filled halfway with ...
Keeping water out of the yet-to-be-filled-wave pool has been one of the challenges of the project.