Injection well a viable way to deal with Piney Point waste, DEP says The Manatee County Commission approved going ahead with plans to drill a deep injection well at Piney Point. (Source: Manatee County) By ABC7 Staff | April 29, 2021 at 2:59 PM EDT - Updated April 29 at 6:26 PM
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - As the cleanup of the troubled former Piney Point phosphate processing plant progresses, the problem remains What do you do with the millions of gallons of potentially toxic wastewater sitting in phosphogypsum stacks?
The Manatee County Commission on April 22 approved hiring Youngquist Brothers Inc. of Fort Myers to drill an injection well, to pump the wastewater thousands of feet below ground. The contract states the well must be completed with 330 days and cost no more than $9.35 million.
Deep well injection project approved for Piney Point
The construction agreement was given to Youngquist Brothers, Inc. and the project is restricted to not exceed $9,350,000.
Credit: Florida Department of Environmental Protection
A crew working to repair a seal at the Piney Point site in Manatee County, Florida. Author: 10 Tampa Bay Updated: 1:31 PM EDT April 20, 2021
MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. Manatee County Commissioners Tuesday voted 6-1 to authorize a deep well injection project at the former Piney Point phosphate processing plant.
The construction agreement was given to Youngquist Brothers, Inc. and the project is restricted to not exceed $9,350,000. The project is also based on the completion time of 330 days.
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