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Photos: Risk of collapse eased at Port Manatee and Piney Point

The risk of a catastrophic collapse has been eased as millions of gallons of wastewater flow from the old Piney Point phosphate plant to Port Manatee and are released into Tampa Bay.
By Douglas R. Clifford and Chris Urso
Published Apr. 6
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Seasonal algae floats in the water off Port Manatee on Tuesday as wastewater is released from the old Piney Point phosphate plant into Tampa Bay. Evacuation orders were ended as the risk of an immediate crisis appears to have subsided. A nearby stretch of U.S. 41 that had been closed for days between Manatee and Hillsborough counties was also reopened, another signal of improving conditions at the site. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times
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Wastewater from the old Piney Point phosphate plant flow from a pipe into a drainage ditch at Port Manatee South Gate. Wastewater has been released from the old Piney Point phosphate plant in Palmetto into Tampa Bay to ease the chance of a catastrophic discharge. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times
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Workers unspool a roll of industrial hose near an area where waster from an old phosphate plant flows from a pipe into a drainage ditch at Port Manatee South Gate. Wastewater has been released from the old Piney Point phosphate plant in Palmetto into Tampa Bay to ease the chance of a catastrophic discharge. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times
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A cormorant flies off Port Manatee. Wastewater has been released from the old Piney Point phosphate plant in Palmetto into Tampa Bay to ease the chance of a catastrophic discharge. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times
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Wastewater flows from a pipe into a drainage ditch at Port Manatee South Gate. Wastewater has been released from the old Piney Point phosphate plant in Palmetto into Tampa Bay to ease the chance of a catastrophic discharge. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times
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Raw materials are offloaded from the cargo ship Ivy Unicorn at Port Manatee. Wastewater has been released from the old Piney Point phosphate plant in Palmetto into Tampa Bay to ease the chance of catastrophic discharge. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times
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Foam congregates on a stand of reeds where wastewater flows from a pipe into a drainage ditch at Port Manatee South Gate. Wastewater has been released from the old Piney Point phosphate plant in Palmetto into Tampa Bay to ease the chance of catastrophic discharge. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times
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Remnants of the ferry dock remain just off shore at Port Manatee. Wastewater has been released from the nearby Piney Point phosphate plant into Tampa Bay. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times
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A sign is seen in an inlet at a coastal mangrove estuary near Port Manatee. Wastewater has been released from the old Piney Point phosphate plant in Palmetto into Tampa Bay. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times
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Tidal water flows into an inlet at a coastal mangrove estuary near Port Manatee. Wastewater has been released from the old Piney Point phosphate plant in Palmetto into Tampa Bay to ease the chance of a catastrophic discharge. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times
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Port Manatee is seen from the water. Wastewater has been released from the old Piney Point phosphate plant in Palmetto into Tampa Bay to ease the chance of a catastrophic discharge. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times
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A great blue heron rests off a coastal mangrove estuary near Port Manatee. Wastewater has been released from the old Piney Point phosphate plant in Palmetto into Tampa Bay to ease the chance of a catastrophic discharge. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times
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Port Manatee, as seen from a coastal mangrove estuary. Wastewater has been released from the old Piney Point phosphate plant in Palmetto into Tampa Bay to ease the chance of a catastrophic discharge. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times
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Mangrove populate a coastal area off Port Manatee. Wastewater has been released from the old Piney Point phosphate plant in Palmetto into Tampa Bay to ease the chance of a catastrophic discharge. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times
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An ibis flies over a coastal mangrove estuary off Port Manatee. Wastewater has been released from the old Piney Point phosphate plant in Palmetto into Tampa Bay to ease the chance of a catastrophic discharge. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times
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Seasonal algae floats in the water off Port Manatee. Wastewater has been released from the old Piney Point phosphate plant in Palmetto into Tampa Bay to ease the chance of a catastrophic discharge. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times
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Port Manatee, as seen from Piney Point Road. Wastewater has been released from the old Piney Point phosphate plant in Palmetto into Tampa Bay to ease the chance of a catastrophic discharge. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times
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