Anybody want to buy a Quarry in Lemont ?

[JBRES1]

I found this on Craigslist.

Water filled quarry (scuba club site)


At $100.00 a person, we only need 2,500 members to own this site.

Jim breslin

 

[SDAnderson]

Those quarries are a nice dive with an undulating bottom with lots of fish and seaweed. Some places the visibility is good, some places it ain't, depending upon how much rain recently and how much runoff that particular quarry gets. There must be a little bit of flow in most of them, not enough to notice but enough to keep the water from getting stagnant. They're quite shallow - something like 10 - 15 feet max - and that means they're warm. On the downside there is fishing line to get tangled in (there is a LOT of fishing line) and I'm not certain how comfortable I am with the chemical facility right next door...oh, yeah, and the water snakes...I don't think any of them had fangs...

Are you taking responsibility for collecting the C-notes?

Google satellite view

 

[ScubaInChicago]

Jim, if you can find one with min 130' max bottom I'm in.

 

[JBRES1]

Well how about the quarry that is along I294 near Torrance ave. (south near indiana)
That one is an easy 150 or 200 ft deep.
Only problem I see with that one is that they plan to make that part of the Metro San deep tunnel project.
Jim Breslin

 

[Dive Right In Scuba]

I have been looking for a while and its a hard project.

We were working on:
Whalon Lake, crappy viz and horrible access.
Lemont awesome Viz, great location and access....SHALLOW as all hell - this one was a heartbreaker when we dove it.
Joliet---Owners want nothing to do with it
Plainfield---We have access do dive anytime we want, but not open to the public and never will be
Got a couple more I am looking into, but its hard....I have talked with ALOT of quarry owners and they have no interest. Damn Lawyers and liability!

So Jim, if you want to do this....here are some things you could look for
Old water tower a city isn't using
Old Nuclear tower...now that would be fun, except for the third eye
A big bomb that we can just blow up and make a quarry, I can find the land
Old water treatment plant with all the underwater connections and pools it could be really fun
Find a bank or a prison, and flood it...hopefully the walls are thick enough
Find a 20 story building---flood it and hope it doesn't fall apart after 2 floors of water

 

[luckydays]

Jim, here is my $100.

I know a good lawyer who can help us close this thing quickly.
:shameless plug on my part:

Let me know if you need more. I have plenty.

Spoiler

 

[Capt Scotty]

Back a few years ago when I lived in Homer Glen there was talk about a indoor SCUBA park , I think around Bollingbrook, Did that project ever happen?

 

[Dive Right In Scuba]

Back a few years ago when I lived in Homer Glen there was talk about a indoor SCUBA park , I think around Bollingbrook, Did that project ever happen?

Nope...ALOT of talk and donation collection....but not much further than that.

I still have some feelers out there, and now that the dive season is over, after Christmas is when I will focus and attack some more quarries to try and make something happen.

Anyone have anything in their town please PM me some info so I can look into it. I have talked with MANY quarry owners and have gotten approval on almost all of them. I do have the data and knowledge to get a yes....We just need:
- Good access
- Great Viz
- Some sort of depth( over 30 can work, but deeper is always a huge bonus)