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According to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, a small breach already took place on Friday, where it came from a 77-acre pond.
Since Saturday, officials have tried to plug the hole using rocks and other materials. So if you are in an evacuation area and you have not heeded that, you need to think twice and follow the orders, said Manatee County Acting Administrator Scott Hopes, who spoke at a Sunday press conference. We re talking about the potential of about 600 million gallons in a matter of seconds and minutes leaving that retention pool.