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Accessible sand can bring a windfall for some landowners. Others worry that proximity to sand mines is bringing down the value of their homes. And in some communities, a safety net of sorts is emerging.
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Main Story:
Frac sand boom creates thousands of jobs
Interactive Map:
2012 Frac Sand Facilities in Wisconsin
The EOG Resources sand processing plant in Chippewa Falls is currently the largest such facility in North America. Here’s the EOG plant, by the numbers:
$65 million
Assessed value of the facility
78,000
Tons of storage capacity for finished sand
62,888
Yards of concrete used in construction
18,000
Gallons of fresh water used daily (90 percent recycled)
950
Covered rail cars for shipping sand
100
Truck drivers moving sand
50
Number of train cars filled daily
1.8
Miles of covered conveyor belts