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Florida officials work to prevent 'catastrophic flood' from leaking reservoir


Florida officials work to prevent catastrophic flood from leaking reservoir
By Kelly Hayes
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Drone footage from Manatee County shows water flowing from Piney Point. (Photo credit: Manatee County via FOX 13 Tampa Bay)
PALMETTO, Fla. - Officials in Florida said Sunday that crews were working to prevent the collapse of a large reservoir leaking in the Tampa Bay area and holding some 300 million gallons of water. The area has been evacuated, including hundreds of inmates at a county jail, to avoid a catastrophic flood.
An uncontrolled breach at the old phosphate plant reservoir has the potential to spill out 340 million gallons of water in a matter of minutes, risking a 20-foot-high wall of water, according to Manatee County officials. ....

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Piney Point leak: Engineers examining possible second breach, working to get extra pumps online


Piney Point leak: Engineers examining possible second breach, working to get extra pumps online
By Dan Matics, Kimberly Kuizon and FOX 13 News staff
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Full Monday afternoon press conference
Manatee County officials provide an update on the efforts to contain the Piney Point wastewater leak as of Monday, April 5.
PALMETTO, Fla. - A controlled release of contaminated water continues at the site of the Piney Point phosphate plant in Manatee County which began leaking in late March, and officials said Monday a second breach may now be present.
Manatee County Public Safety Director Jacob Saur said, around 2 a.m. Monday, an infrared drone showed a potential second leak inside the berm holding back the wastewater, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is now on site to assess.  ....

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