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Dig deep: Drilling underway for well that will hold Piney Point's dirty water

Dig deep: Drilling underway for well that will hold Piney Point's dirty water

Hundreds of millions of gallons of treated water from Piney Point to be stored more than 3,300 feet underground

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Dec 23, 2021
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Dig deep: Drilling underway for well that will hold Piney Point's dirty water
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Manatee County government on Wednesday announced that drilling is underway for the deep underground well that will store dirty water from the nearby Piney Point site — a plan that has drawn criticism from many environmental activists.

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