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Florida Sues Piney Point Owners

Sean Roberts August 6th, 2021
The company faces litigation from the state of Florida.

According to WFLA, The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is suing HRK Holdings, the owners of Piney Point, for the huge spill earlier this year resulting in 2,000,000 gallons of phosphgypum being dumped into the bay.

The FDE is seeking the maximum penalty available and damages to restore the area. Piney Point was an ongoing problem for many years, decades even.

It all came to a head this year, when heavy rains filled a retention pond past its limit. A leak was discovered and a plan to drain the pond was formed to keep the water from flooding the region southeast of Tampa.

Tensions were high as the water was drained into the bay, which prevented a flood, but contaminated Tampa Bay with millions of gallons of nutrient-rich run-off. Many say this year’s extreme Red Tide outbreak was made worse by the spill. As part of a cleanup plan, $100,000,000 was allotted to close the site permanently and clean it up.

[SOURCE: WFLA.com]

Sean Roberts was conceived in the Corvette Assembly Plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky by two passionate, panel aligning, third shifters who had grown bored with the same ole same ole. Upon birth, he was placed in the trunk of a new Stingray and sent off to find his destiny. That destiny included several stints on radio stations across the United States. Some played punk country gospel, while others focused on Croatian death metal played backwards. After many years and many adventures, Sean wound up on The Shark, where he does shots of tequila while playing the most badass tunes ever created by humankind. He remains humble, however, never forgetting about the lean years...the street corners and dark alleys where he played songs on his car stereo for food and sex. He's on top and he's never gonna stop LIVING THE DREAM!
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