The Brief
- On Sunday, the city of Sarasota reported a 14,000 raw wastewater spill into Sarasota Bay from West John Ringling Causeway Park.
- The city said erosion from Hurricane Milton shifted the ground where a wastewater valve was located.
- Despite the spill, Sarasota Bay Estuary Program said the bay’s health is in a much better state compared to 2013 to 2019.
SARASOTA, Fla. – On the water, the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program keeps track of Sarasota Bay’s health. What they have seen is a bay that is bouncing back and filled with life.
Sarasota Bay does still face some challenges.
Like a wastewater spill on Sunday, under the Ringling Bridge. …