Seven dramatic historical events are recounted in this documentary, which illustrates the vulnerability of human-built structures in karst areas. Included are the 1978 collapse of the West Plains Sewage Lagoon, which sickened hundreds; a 1981 fertilizer pipeline break that led to mass killing of trout and rare cave creatures in Maramec Spring; and the 2006 sinkhole collapse in Nixa that swallowed part of a house.
This video was produced in 2024 by Denise Henderson Vaughn, Somewhereinthewoods Productions, and the Ozarks Resource Center, in cooperation with the South Central Ozarks Council of Governments. It was funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the South Central Solid Waste District, and the above-mentioned partners.