Florida county under state of emergency as reservoir with millions of gallons of "con

[misskit]

Some residents in Manatee County, Florida, were evacuated from their homes over Easter weekend as officials cited fears that a wastewater pond could collapse "at any time." Florida Governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for the area on Saturday.


County officials said the pond, located at the former Piney Point phosphate processing plant, has a "significant leak," according to CBS affiliate WTSP-TV. The Manatee County Public Safety Department told people near the plant to evacuate due to an "imminent uncontrolled release of wastewater."


"A portion of the containment wall at the leak site shifted laterally," said Manatee Director of Public Safety Jake Saur, "signifying that structural collapse could occur at any time."

Manatee County Public Safety Department initially sent out emergency evacuation notices on Friday for those who were within half a mile of Piney Point, and by 11 a.m. Saturday, evacuation orders were extended to people within one mile north of the reservoir's stacks of phosphogypsum — a fertilizer waste product — and those within half a mile to the south of the site. Surrounding stretches of highway were also closed to traffic.


Mandatory evacuations were extended an additional half mile west and one mile southwest of the site on Saturday evening. Manatee County Public Safety Department said that 316 households are within the full evacuation area.

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[misskit]

Isn’t this where Slick lives?

[Slick]

Nah, my property is south of there, and my parents are north.

Kinda close tho.

[S Landreth]

For those that don’t know.

....

There’s only one body of water in Florida that flows north. The St. Johns River.

my property is south of there

[DonKiddick]

I don't get this - the processing plant was a business, or govt owned?

Don't they have to clean up after themselves? They just left that stuff there?