shaunl/iStockBY: MARLENE LENTHANG, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency in Manatee County on Saturday because of a leak at a wastewater storage pond, the collapse of which officials called "imminent." The Manatee County Public Safety Department said in an alert there is an "imminent threat" of uncontrolled release of wastewater from the former Piney Point phosphate processing plant in Palmetto. Emergency evacuation notices were released Friday evening, and locals living within a 1 mile radius have been asked to evacuate. "Evacuate area NOW. Collapse of Piney Point Stack Imminent!" an alert from county officials released at 11 a.m. Saturday said. Manatee County Administrator Scott Hopes said it could take between 10 to 12 days for the situation to stabilize, according to Tampa ABC affiliate WFTS-TV. County officials said a breach was detected Friday in one of the walls of the pond. As of Saturday morning, an estimate
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.
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