Curt Anderson
State Sen. Janet Cruz, left, D-Dist.-18, speaks as Nikki Fried, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services, listens during a press conference at the Manatee County Public Safety Building in Bradenton, Fla., Tuesday, April 6, 2021, about the environmental crisis at the former Piney Point phosphate plant, where breached wastewater reservoirs are threatening to fully rupture. (Pedro Portal/Miami Herald via AP) April 06, 2021 - 3:23 PM
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A mandatory evacuation order near a leaking Florida wastewater reservoir that affected more than 300 homes and additional businesses was lifted Tuesday as officials said the situation was under control.
With the deployment of more than two dozen pumps and other equipment, fears have eased that the reservoir from an old phospate fertilizer plant would burst through its earthen walls and cause widespread flooding in Manatee County, just south of Tampa.
Floridians evacuated from Piney Point area can now return home — but the reservoir is still leaking cbsnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cbsnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Trying to avoid water restrictions akin to last summerâs automatic sprinkler ban, the Falmouth Department of Public Works is proposing to limit residents to using sprinklers a few days a week.
If supported by the select board, the plan would allow homeowners and landscapers to water their lawns on a schedule based based their house numbers. It would be in effect year-round.
Under the proposal, odd-numbered homes would be permitted use automatic sprinklers on their property on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, and even-numbered homes are to use sprinklers Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Watering would only be allowed between 8 PM and 8 AM each day and no one would be allowed to use sprinklers on Mondays, Falmouth Water Superintendent Cathal OâBrien said.
WMNF | Possible second breach detected as Piney Point gyp stacks still in danger of catastrophic collapse wmnf.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wmnf.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.