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Flow From Piney Point Reservoir Into Tampa Bay Reduced By 90 Percent, State Says
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Florida lawmakers budget $3 million to clean up Piney Point and help put it behind us once and for all By Li Cohen
April 7, 2021 / 8:09 PM / CBS News
Piney Point, a former phosphate mining facility that has been leaking potentially toxic water in the Tampa Bay area, may soon be cleaned up and heading to permanent closure. On Wednesday, Florida state senators passed an amendment that would allocate $3 million to clean up and safely dispose of the wastewater that, for decades, has caused anxiety and frustration among locals and environmentalists.
The amendment, introduced by Senator Jim Boyd, allocates $3 million of the upcoming fiscal budget to the Piney Point Emergency Water Treatment Project to safely dispose of wastewater and perform site cleanup. The amendment is part of the General Appropriations Act, which determines the state s budget for the next fiscal year.
One shell company after another : Piney Point owners may dodge paying for Tampa Bay cleanup
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Two freshman legislators are currently serving Monroe County in the Florida House of Representatives and Senate. The 2021 legislative session began in March and is roughly halfway done as of this week.
State Rep. Jim Mooney, R-Islamorada, has introduced a number of bills and appropriations to the House that he believes would be beneficial to District 120, which includes all of Monroe County and a small part of Miami-Dade.
One appropriation that Mooney is keeping a particular eye on would assist in stopping saltwater intrusion into the Biscayne Aquifer, which is the regionâs main source of drinking water.
As Mooney explained, on the east side of Card Sound Road, several ditches were dug years ago for a planned land development. That development never took place and the ditches have allowed saltwater intrusion. The bill is currently asking for $175,000 in funding and Mooney hopes to pick up more funding on the Senate side. It is currently in the appropriations committee.
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