deep injection well

A public hearing was held Tuesday night on an "exploratory" well at an idled Mosaic processing plant north of Plant City. But it is unknown what exactly would eventually be sent underground.

The digging of a deep well at the troubled Piney Point phosphate plant in Manatee County has been completed. Now, workers are injecting 1 million gallons of polluted water deep underground, every day. WUSF takes a tour of the site, to see what's being done to make sure huge spills don't happen again.

The permit will allow up to 4 million gallons a day of wastewater from the Piney Point facility to be injected nearly 2,000 feet below the surface.

Members of the public can submit written comments about the proposal and attend a public meeting on Oct. 6 in Bradenton.