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Piney Point leak: Engineers examining possible second breach, working to get extra pumps online Published  Full Monday afternoon press conference Manatee County officials provide an update on the efforts to contain the Piney Point wastewater leak as of Monday, April 5. PALMETTO, Fla. - A controlled release of contaminated water continues at the site of the Piney Point phosphate plant in Manatee County which began leaking in late March, and officials said Monday a second breach may now be present. Manatee County Public Safety Director Jacob Saur said, around 2 a.m. Monday, an infrared drone showed a potential second leak inside the berm holding back the wastewater, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is now on site to assess. 

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