Backup Documents 04/13/2021 Item # 5DPiney Point UpdateApril 13, 2021
• Closed phosphate processing plant had uncontrolled discharges into Tampa Bay for 9 days• Mitigation• 215 MG dischargedEvent
• April 8-algae bloom• April 8 - nutrient removal treatment• April 9 - discharges ceased• FDEP sampling 26 sitesEvent
• Unknown• Large nutrient deposit into Tampa Bay• Not the first time• Near shore currents typically move water south. Have been moving north due to windPotential Impacts
Monitor• NOAA Satellite Imagery• Other sampling • Red Tide (HAB) sampling at beaches• LightHawk Conservation FlyingReduce the nutrients from CollierWhat Can Be Done?
• No phosphorus plants here• Collier not within Conceptual Mineable Limit• We sell sunsets• Mining is regulated by conditional use permitsCould This Happen Here?
Live Green.Save Blue.Thank You! Report Pollution.