From Miami Herald: Large chemical tanks found buried near old public swimming pool

Makes you wonder what's buried under or near our pool at the Lake Worth BEACH! which was built in 1971, 44 years ago. The standards were very different back in the day. Back then they just covered old tanks with dirt and that was that; out of sight out of mind.

Here an excerpt from the article by Theo Karantsalis:

     Miami Springs officials announced Oct. 12 that two chemical tanks — containing unknown contents — recently were discovered during excavation of the city’s 50-year-old swimming pool.
     “There was an old chemical tank — actually two tanks — in the ground,” said Tammy Romero, the city’s professional services supervisor, while addressing leaders at the Oct. 12 council meeting. “We finally did get that all removed and had DERM give us the thumbs up on that.”
     The Division of Environmental Resources Management (DERM) is a division of Miami-Dade County’s Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources.
     The tanks were found by contractors as they prepped the foundation for the new $5 million pool facility, which broke ground last April.