FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sept. 30, 2016
STATEMENT ON REPORTED SPILL AT MOSAIC BARTOW FACILITY
If you are reporting on the spill reported by Mosaic at their Bartow facility, please include the following statement from the DEP Communications Office.
"DEP has been
contacted by Mosaic regarding a spill that occurred at their facility in Bartow
around 10 p.m. on Sept. 29.
"Pursuant to
Governor Scott’s new emergency rule, Mosaic notified the public, DEP and local
government within 24 hours.
"Mosaic also
reported their system successfully contained all material released. DEP staff have been on-site to verify the release was
successfully captured and that there was no discharge into the environment. DEP
will continue to follow up to ensure no harm to our environment occurs."
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