Florida Jail Evacuated Over Concerns of ‘Catastrophic Flooding’ Near Radioactive Wastewater Site
A Florida jail was evacuated over the weekend amid concerns of potentially “catastrophic flooding” after a reservoir leak was discovered near a wastewater containment area in Manatee County.
Manatee County Jail public information officer Randy Warren told news outlets that the 345 inmates will be taken to “an undisclosed secure location in order to free up bed space for the remaining 721 inmates on the upper level of the Manatee Jail.”
Details about where they will be housed were not provided due to security concerns.
“Wells and staff are still in constant communication with officials on the situation. We aren’t expecting more than a foot of water on jail property, in the worst-case scenario,” Warren told NewsChannel8.
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Second breach may have been found in Florida wastewater pond that threatens to break
Officials say drones may have detected a second breach in a Florida wastewater reservoir containment wall that could collapse creating what the governor has called a “real catastrophic flood situation.”
“At approximately 2 a.m., an infrared drone identified a signature that could indicate a second breach” in the Piney Point wastewater pond, Manatee County Public Safety Director Jake Saur said Monday at a news conference.
“Engineers from the Department of Environmental Protection are back out at the site now and they’re reassessing that,” Saur added.
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