STATEMENT ON REPORTED SPILL AT MOSAIC BARTOW FACILITY

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sept. 30, 2016

CONTACT: DEP Press Office, 850.245.2112, DEPNews@dep.state.fl.us

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."