'Imminent' collapse of FL wastewater retention pond -officials

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued a State of Emergency for Manatee County on Saturday (April 3), due to the possible collapse of a dam containment wall.

CBS News reported that public safety officials in Manatee County, Florida ordered a complete evacuation of the Piney Point reservoir site and surrounding areas.

Officials say the dam wall -a phosphogypsum stack - collapsed further despite efforts to stop it.

Sauer said part of the containment wall shifted laterally, signifying that structural collapse could occur "at any time."