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I am trying to start a brewery and tasting room in a small town in Indiana. Long story short, we found a building we liked but were told that there had been a dry cleaning business next door that had caused ground water contamination and possible “vapor intrusion.” Although the city water is filtered and clean, this vapor intrusion could lead to further air quality issues but direct testing in the building won’t be done for another six months to a year. I was told by the specialist who did the general location testing that fixing the problem is similar to the steps taken when a home has concentrated radon, placement of ground venting and the like. In any other circumstance I would walk away from this location immediately but being such a small town, commercial real estate is very scarce. Has anyone run into this situation before? Would it be ethical to open a brewery in such a location? Would it even be possible to get licensed? Should I just cut and run? Any input is appreciated.
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Haven't had experience with a similar situation, but I do know this: there are plenty of headaches in the industry and adding more wouldn't be something I would be interested in. For us, there was so much riding on local inspectors giving the no-go or go-ahead, we did everything we could to give them no excuses.
Worst case scenario: you sink time and money into this spot and have to find a new one anyway? We have found with inspections and regulations (we don't deal with epa) best case never happens and worst case can be actually worse than expected.
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