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Residents in Manatee County, Florida, were under instructions to evacuate due to a leak at a wastewater pond at Piney Point, a former phosphate plant.
Governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for the area, and officials warned residents in the evacuation zone that they should leave their homes because of an imminent uncontrolled release of wastewater. Evacuation orders were expanded on Saturday and about 316 households are within the full evacuation area, according to the Manatee County Public Safety Department.
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Engineers see no evidence of potential second breach at Piney Point, says FDEP Piney Point 4-4-21 By ABC7 Staff | April 5, 2021 at 12:40 PM EDT - Updated April 5 at 8:31 PM
MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - Following an announcement at an earlier news conference stating that a potential second breach had been located in the gypsum stacks at Piney Point, a deeper look from engineers show those fears were unfounded.
Public Safety Director Jacob Saur said the Army Corps of Engineers are on scene assessing the damage by drone. Twenty-six pumps and 10 vacuum trucks have been brought on-site and they’re all expected to be put in place and working by the end of the day. The EPA and Florida Department of Environmental Protection will also coordinate on-site.