New pooling of water at construction site of Miami’s ‘deepest’ underground garage sparks new concern by area residents

Christina Vazquez from Local 10 News reports: Rachel Silverstein of Miami Waterkeeper notes that: “It is very difficult to do construction underground in South Florida because we have very porous limestone rock beneath us. We also happen to have a shallow water table, you only have dry rock for a short time before you hit […]

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Christina Vazquez from Local 10 News reports: Rachel Silverstein of Miami Waterkeeper notes that: “It is very difficult to do construction underground in South Florida because we have very porous limestone rock beneath us. We also happen to have a shallow water table, you only have dry rock for a short time before you hit water, so it can be very complicated to construct underground parking here in Miami.” Read the full article here.

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