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Is The New Biochar Facility Meant for Zebulon Contamination?

Facility price tag went from $3 million to $8 million, and it could tackle some key problems for Zebulon land

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Barrett Rothe
Mar 24, 2026
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Zebulon land in Sterling Ranch, pre-construction

Douglas County has two major projects running simultaneously in its northwest corridor this year: the Zebulon Sports Complex and the first county-run biochar facility in the nation. Zebulon is the proposed sports mega-complex to be built on 46.5 acres in Sterling Ranch, on land that was once part of a cent…

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