Piney Point: With more pumps in place, attention shifts to environmental impact By Dan Matics and FOX 13 News staff Published Work continues at Piney Point to deal with a massive wastewater spill. PALMETTO, Fla. - As of Tuesday morning, new pumps are now in place to help drain contaminated water left over from the former Piney Point phosphate plant to relieve pressure off the containment wall. Federal engineers are using four major lines and many smaller pumps to drain the reservoir which holds a mix of seawater, rainwater, and wastewater from the old fertilizer plant. Workers installed new pumps to ramp up efforts to drain millions of gallons of contaminated water to Port Manatee. There are 26 pumps and 10 vacuum trucks in place.