Florida Gov. Declares State of Emergency Over Radioactive Wastewater Leak

Florida Gov. Declares State of Emergency Over Radioactive Wastewater Leak
A reservoir near the old Piney Point phosphate mine, in Bradenton, Fla., on April 3, 2021. Tiffany Tompkins/The Bradenton Herald via AP
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency as county officials evacuated residents near a phosphate processing plant over the weekend. Officials warned that a pond filled with toxic wastewater could collapse “at any time.”

“A portion of the containment wall at the leak site shifted laterally,” Manatee County Director of Public Safety Jake Saur told WSTP after a “significant leak” was discovered at the Piney Point processing plant. Saur further cautioned that  “structural collapse could occur at any time.”
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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