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Wastewater no longer discharging from Piney Point

Wastewater no longer discharging from Piney Point

MANATEE COUNTY (WSNN) – The discharge of wastewater from Piney Point ends.

According to the Herald-Tribune, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection announced this Friday.

This comes after a breach at the Piney Point in Manatee County more than a week ago.

Around 215,000,000 gallons of polluted water was dumped into Tampa Bay at Port Manatee.

The Florida DEP says crews are working “around the clock” to repair a seam separation in the containment pond liner that’s causing water to leak from the breach.