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Environmentalists sue over Florida wastewater reservoir leak
Read full article: Environmentalists sue over Florida wastewater reservoir leakEnvironmental groups claim in a lawsuit that efforts to clean up a leaky Florida reservoir that dumped tens of millions of gallons of potentially hazardous gypsum wastewater into Tampa Bay must be overseen by a federal judge to guard against continued mismanagement.
Scientists look for link between wastewater and algae in Tampa Bay
Read full article: Scientists look for link between wastewater and algae in Tampa BayScientists are looking for any links to dreaded algae blooms and the pumping of 215 gallons of wastewater into Tampa Bay from the site of an old fertilizer plant two months ago.
Gov. DeSantis orders Florida Department of Environmental Protection to close Piney Point
Read full article: Gov. DeSantis orders Florida Department of Environmental Protection to close Piney PointThe state expects to put more than $115 million toward closing the site of a former phosphate plant where a reservoir leak set off a wastewater crisis in Manatee County.
WATCH LIVE: Gov. DeSantis provides update on Piney Point wastewater leak
Read full article: WATCH LIVE: Gov. DeSantis provides update on Piney Point wastewater leakFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis will hold a news conference in Manatee County to provide an update on wastewater discharges from the old Piney Point fertilizer plant.
2nd breach a concern in Florida phosphate reservoir, officials say
Read full article: 2nd breach a concern in Florida phosphate reservoir, officials sayA Florida state agency says dam safety experts consider the risk of a possible second breach in a leaking wastewater reservoir to be “unsubstantiated.”.
Leak at wastewater pond prompts evacuations in Florida
Read full article: Leak at wastewater pond prompts evacuations in FloridaFlorida's governor has declared a state of emergency after a significant leak at a large storage pond of wastewater threatened to flood roads and burst a system that stores polluted waters.