ST. PETERSBURG – Sometime between Christmas and New Year’s, the flow of waste from an abandoned Manatee County phosphate plant into a shallow harbor off Tampa Bay will resume. Ten million gallons of partially treated waste water were discharged last month before alarmed Bay watchers persuaded the state to suspend the operation. This time, the […]
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Phosphate Plant to Dump Excess Wastewater
ST. PETERSBURG – Emergency releases of wastewater from the abandoned Piney Point phosphate plant into Bishop Harbor likely will resume soon after Christmas, officials said Thursday. The discharges will come after officials add an extra layer of water treatment to safeguard sensitive ecosystems, and likely will continue indefinitely while they seek other ways to safely […]
Groups seek solution for wastewater woes
PINEY POINT – The fate of millions of gallons of toxic wastewater at the abandoned Piney Point phosphate plant may come into focus Thursday, when area leaders gather for talks in St. Petersburg. Officials and activists will try to hammer out a plan for disposing of the highly acidic water – millions of gallons of […]
DEP let phosphate waste flow into preserve
The state agency in charge of protecting Florida’s environment has allowed the dumping of millions of gallons of waste from a shuttered Manatee County phosphate plant into an aquatic preserve at the mouth of Tampa Bay. Since Oct. 22, the state Department of Environmental Protection has allowed the Piney Point Phosphates plant to pump 10-million […]
Couple Asks Bartow to Reverse Decision on Fluoride
A Bartow couple urged the city commission to reconsider its decision last May to add fluoride to the city’s water supply when the new water treatment plant goes into operation next year. Walter and Debra Childs said that fluoridation affects the central nervous system, and can pose a danger to fetuses and to women who […]
Don’t assume fluoride is in your drinking water
Just when Laura Gilmore had gotten used to having a new baby she found out there was another thing she had to worry about: fluoride. “I always thought we had fluoride in the water,” said Gilmore, a resident of Treasure Island. “But when Evie (her first daughter) was born the pediatrician said since we live […]
Mulberry bailout tops $1M
MANATEE COUNTY — Florida taxpayers continue to pay thousands of dollars a day to prevent an environmental disaster at two bankrupt fertilizer plants, a report released this week shows. And the bills continue to mount as the state looks for ways to clean up the mess that Mulberry Corp. left behind when financial ruin forced […]
Water fluoridation is an idea whose time has finally arrived
For the first time in more than 10 years, the Hernando County Commission is about to seriously debate whether fluoride should be added to the county’s water system. It’s about time. More than 90 percent of Americans already drink fluoridated water, a naturally occurring chemical that has proved extremely effective in combating tooth decay. Florida […]
Dentists renew push for fluoride in Hernando Co. water
Hernando County does not put fluoride into its public water supply. The county utilities director opposes the idea as too costly and ineffective, and county commissioners routinely have followed her advice. The last time commissioners gave fluoridation serious consideration was a dozen years ago, when they approved it. They quickly backed down, though, after public […]
Hydrofluoric Acid Accident in Florida Claims the life of Young Girl
KATHLEEN – A 7-year-old girl died after she knocked over a container of highly corrosive acid while playing hide-and-seek with her grandmother. A small amount of the acid spilled on her lower body, causing severe burns. Savannah Redfern died late Friday, just a few hours after the accident, which occurred at her Polk County home. […]