University of South Florida shows evolution of pollution from Piney Point Inside look at Piney Point in Manatee County. (Source: WWSB) By Sierra McLean | May 3, 2021 at 9:58 PM EDT - Updated May 3 at 9:58 PM
MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - The University of South Florida has created a map that shows the evolution of pollution from the Piney Point site.
At the beginning of April, contaminated water started leaking at the Piney Point plant in Palmetto. According to Protecting Florida Together, as of April 10, 215 million gallons were discharged.
As of Monday, approximately 205 million gallons remain in the NGS-South compartment of the phosphogypsum stacks. Discharges to Port Manatee stopped on April 9 and have not resumed.
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