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Is Florida finally sinking? Photo by Aubrey Bocalan | The Independent Florida Alligator
The Sunshine State: home to the Everglades, Kissimmee Prairie State Park, Lake Okeechobee, Florida Reef and now an environmental crisis. On April 4, Florida declared a state of emergency due to a toxic wastewater reservoir on the brink of collapse in Manatee County.
On April 20, Manatee County commissioners approved a $9.35 million contract to dispose of the wastewater through a deep injection well. Even though action has been taken to fix the crisis, the Piney Point reservoir serves as a lesson for all Floridians to learn from.
What is in the water?