A local state of emergency was declared after a break was detected in a wastewater reservoir at the Piney Point fertilizer processing plant in Manatee County.
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Florida works to avoid ‘catastrophic’ pond collapse
Authorities have closed off portions of the U.S. Highway 41 and ordered evacuations of 316 homes.
By CHRIS O MEARA and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICONAssociated Press
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PALMETTO, Fla. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Sunday that crews are working to prevent the collapse of a large wastewater pond in the Tampa Bay area while evacuating the area to avoid a “catastrophic flood.”
Manatee County officials said earlier Sunday that the latest models showed that a breach at the old phosphate plant reservoir had the potential to gush out 340 million gallons of water in a matter of minutes, risking a 20-foot-high wall of water. Throughout the day the volume had decreased to below 300 million.
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