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Officials: 2nd breach concern in Florida phosphate reservoir

Officials: 2nd breach concern in Florida phosphate reservoir
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2nd breach a concern in Florida phosphate reservoir, officials say

2nd breach a concern in Florida phosphate reservoir, officials say Federal resources assisting in effort to control Piney Point reservoir Curt Anderson Updated: Tags: ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A drone discovered a possible second breach in a large Florida wastewater reservoir as more pumps were headed to the site to prevent a catastrophic flood, officials said Monday. U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, a Republican, toured the area by helicopter Monday and said federal resources were committed to assisting the effort to control the 77-acre (33-hectare) Piney Point reservoir in Manatee County, just south of the Tampa Bay area. Among those are the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers, Buchanan said at a news conference.

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Engineers discovered a second leak in the toxic Piney Point reservoir in Florida and officials say they are prepared for the worst

Engineers discovered a second leak in the toxic Piney Point reservoir in Florida and officials say they are prepared for the worst INSIDER 1 hr ago mhall@businessinsider.com (Madison Hall,Yelena Dzhanova) © Drone Base/Reuters A reservoir of a defunct phosphate plant south of Tampa, where a leak at a waste water reservoir forced the evacuation of hundreds of homes and threatened to flood the area and Tampa Bay with polluted water, is seen in an aerial photograph taken in Piney Point, Florida. Drone Base/Reuters A leak in a contaminated Florida water reservoir caused an evacuation order in Manatee County.

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Drone spots second potential breach at a Florida wastewater reservoir

SECOND potential breach is found at Florida reservoir as officials race to drain it before it s wall collapses and catastrophic 20ft wall of polluted water is released over Tampa Bay A reservoir at Piney Point in Tampa has been leaking millions of gallons of water per day for a week The reservoir sits on stacks of radioactive phosphogypsum - a byproduct of a nearby fertilizer plant Officials say it is not radioactive, but that it could cause catastrophic flooding to nearby homes It could also pollute water and kill fish if the reservoir breaches and floods into nearby streams An evacuation order is in place in the surrounding area and others, outside it, say they are ready to flee

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Officials: 2nd breach concern in Florida phosphate reservoir

Officials: 2nd breach concern in Florida phosphate reservoir by Curt Anderson, The Associated Press Posted Apr 5, 2021 2:42 pm EDT Last Updated Apr 5, 2021 at 2:44 pm EDT ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. A drone discovered a possible second breach in a large Florida wastewater reservoir as more pumps were headed to the site to prevent a catastrophic flood, officials said Monday. U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, a Republican, toured the area by helicopter Monday and said federal resources were committed to assisting the effort to control the 77-acre (33-hectare) Piney Point reservoir in Manatee County, just south of the Tampa Bay area. Among those are the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers, Buchanan said at a news conference.

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