Even the air gives out a smell of oil in the summertime. I've been buying spring water for a long time, now. Now, a company called Viacom has discovered that volatile compounds have made their way from the site to the groundwater, which, incidentally, has nothing to do with the drinking water. When rising, those compounds change from liquid to gas. If exposed to certain elements, it can cause a host of ailments, including cancer.
Nobody here knows how much of it is in the ground.
But folks here in South Central are not alarmed. They're just fed up. Fed up with the Morse Twist Drill Monster That Won't Go Away. Fed up with what they perceive of as years of neglect, which gave way to indifference, followed by begrudging bureaucratic acquiescence. Fed up with casting a wary eye toward this site for years and years and years before anyone acknowledged the veracity of their complaints.