The Tennessean: On Nashville's outskirts, residents decry pile of construction fill known as 'Dirt Mountain'
by Cassandra Stephenson for The Tennessean
Other neighbors said the dump trucks shed plum-sized shards of rock onto the busy road, posing safety concerns for drivers and bicyclists. Some chunks ended up in neighbors' yards, making routine lawn mowing an exercise in caution.
Environmental group TENNESSEE RIVERKEEPER filed a lawsuit against the property's owners in August, claiming silt-laden runoff from the site is polluting nearby Sulphur Creek, which drains into the Cumberland River. The suit also asserts that the mound of material excavated from construction sites makes the property an unpermitted construction and demolition landfill.
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