Potential second leak identified in central Florida wastewater reservoir

Millions of gallons of toxic water have been pumped into ecologically sensitive Tampa Bay in an effort to avert a collapse

Workers battling to prevent the collapse of a central Florida reservoir containing hundreds of millions of gallons of contaminated water identified a potential second leak on Monday. But officials expressed hope that a dreaded 20ft wall of water", resulting from a total failure of the reservoir walls, could yet be averted.

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