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Brunswick sand mine seeking expansion may have connection to aquifer, public water supply


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.  ....

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