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Hundreds evacuated as 'uncontrolled breach' of Florida reservoir could unleash massive disaster

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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. ....

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Piney Point plant facility: New to our coverage? Let's get you caught up

Piney Point plant facility: New to our coverage? Let s get you caught up
Grace Pateras, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
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Millions of gallons of industrial wastewater from the former Piney Point fertilizer processing plant in north Palmetto, is being released into Tampa Bay in response to the facility s second leak in a decade. Taken March 18, 2021. ....

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Piney Point: What you need to know on Monday about evacuations, wastewater dangers

Piney Point: What you need to know on Monday about evacuations, wastewater dangers
Brian Ries and Jesse Mendoza, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
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Last week, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection approved the pumping of wastewater into the Tampa Bay ecosystem from a reservoir at Piney Point – a former phosphate plant in Manatee County. A leak in the liner of the reservoir has caused a partial breach in one of the containment walls and officials hope that pumping more than 30 million gallons of wastewater out of the reservoir will relieve pressure on the walls and reduce the chance of an uncontrolled major breach. ....

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Piney Point in Manatee County, Florida: Answers to frequently asked questions

Is the wastewater radioactive?
According to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, the wastewater at Piney Point is not radioactive. The biggest concern with the wastewater that is being released into Tampa Bay is the high level of nutrients such as phosphorous and nitrogen, which can feed red tide. If a red tide were to occur, it could lead to environmental complications such as low oxygen levels that can lead to fish kills.
The Piney Point wastewater in question is primarily saltwater from the Port Manatee dredge project, mixed with legacy fertilizer production process water and rain.
Do Manatee County, Pinellas County or Tampa residents need to worry about their drinking water? ....

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Piney Point: Florida crews pump wastewater into Tampa Bay; evacuations

Florida environmental officials last week approved the pumping of wastewater from a reservoir into Tampa Bay in hopes of avoiding a major collapse. ....

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