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Piney Point: Environmental Disaster Looms as Collapse at Florida Phosphate Plant Imminent On 4/3/21 at 1:35 PM EDT Evacuate NOW, an extreme-level emergency phone alert sent around 11 a.m. Saturday read. Saturday s alert follows an evacuation order residents received Friday after a leak was discovered in the plastic liner of the 80-acre pond that holds 800 million gallons of the site s wastewater, which contain phosphorous and nitrogen, according to the Miami Herald. Officials fear sudden flooding to the surrounding area if the liner were to collapse and release the remaining polluted water in the pond. .@MCGPublicSafety just sent out an emergency evacuation notice to any persons in the half-mile radius of Piney Point. The evacuation notice was issued due to the imminent uncontrolled release of wastewater at Buckeye Road and Bud Rohden Road. pic.twitter.com/qqFuMVNFlv Manatee County Public Safety Department (@MCGPublicSafety) April 2, 2021

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