In 2021 the Piney Point reservoir, holding water from previous phosphate mining activity, began leaking contaminants into the

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In 2021 the Piney Point reservoir, holding water from previous phosphate mining activity, began leaking contaminants into the groundwater. This groundwater is used by Floridians for household and drinking water. In order to relieve pressure on the leak, more than 200 million gallons of the contaminated water was pumped into Tampa Bay. When phosphate contaminants build up in water, they are known to cause toxic algal blooms that harm local wildlife, ecosystems, air quality and water quality. Piney point was 1 of 27 phosphate mining reservoirs found throughout the state of Florida. What environmental parameters (guidelines) should the local government be monitoring so that they can make policy changes to make sure that the water is safe for the households to consume?

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