TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – County leaders are investigating a massive wastewater spill in Hillsborough County, enough to fill nearly 48 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
“Something happened out there, and it was bad, and it just shows the vulnerability of these biological treatment systems,” said George Cassady, Assistant County Administrator of Public Utilities.
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