Piney Point threat to Tampa Bay Water desalination plant diminishes
Test results ease earlier concerns about contaminants reaching the site in Hillsborough County.
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An aerial view of a storage pond at the closed Piney Point fertilizer operation in Palmetto, Manatee County. . [ LUIS SANTANA | Times ]
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TAMPA â The potential threat to a regional water source from a contamination spill in Manatee County has eased, officials said Thursday, even as the state revealed a continuing leak at the closed Piney Point phosphate plant.
Tom Ash, assistant water division director for the Hillsborough Environmental Protection Commission, acknowledged early concerns about the discharge flowing north toward Tampa Bay Waterâs desalination plant in the Big Bend area.
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