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Drone picture of old Piney Point phosphate mine shows a large pond of wastewater that has threatened to flood roads and burst a system that stores polluted waters (AP)
Hundreds of residents in Manatee County, Florida, have been relocated after authorities asked them to “Evacuate NOW” over the imminent collapse of a 20ft wall of toxic wastewater.
Workers have been rushing to pump gallons of wastewater from the pond near the old phosphate mine reservoir at Piney Point to reduce the chances of a full-fledged breach.
“What we’re looking at now is trying to prevent and respond to, if need be, a real catastrophic flood situation,” Governor Ron DeSantis said at news conference on Sunday.
Florida reservoir contaminated with radioactive wastewater could collapse imminently and has prompted evacuations as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declares state of emergency
A significant leak at a large pond of wastewater was discovered on Friday at the old Piney Point phosphate mine in the Tampa Bay area north of Bradenton
Waste material on the property is stored in water-covered stacks of phosphogypsum - a fertilizer waste product that is radioactive
The pond at the reservoir contains small amounts of naturally occurring radium and uranium, and the stacks can also release large concentrations of radon gas
However, Florida officials said in a statement that the main concern from the collapse would be flooding, calling the water being discharged slightly acidic
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