Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Sunday that crews are working to prevent the collapse of a large wastewater pond in Manatee County area while evacuating the area.
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There are in this country hundreds of very large environmental time bombs tick-tick-ticking away. Many of them involve lagoons of various waste products, ranging from fly-ash from coal plants like the one that let go in Kingston, Tennessee, to the massive reservoirs of pig shit that dot the landscapes of North Carolina and Iowa. Right at the moment, in Florida, the potential exists that Manatee County and parts of Tampa Bay will be inundated with a 20-foot wall of phosphate-laden water. From the
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection says the water in the pond is primarily salt water mixed with wastewater and storm water. It has elevated levels of phosphorous and nitrogen and is acidic, but not expected to be toxic, the agency says.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Sunday that crews are working to prevent the collapse of a large wastewater pond in Manatee County area while evacuating the area.