Report shows contaminated groundwater is migrating toward Teer Quarry
Durham construction mogul Nello Teer originally owned and operated the rock quarry, then sold it to Hanson Aggregates. Mining stopped in the late 1980s, and the city now owns the quarry. Hanson still operates a crushed stone sales yard onsite. At 200 feet deep, the quarry can hold 1.58 billion gallons, or nearly