{"id":48820,"date":"2024-08-14T16:49:29","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T20:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=48820"},"modified":"2024-08-14T20:53:38","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T00:53:38","slug":"peace-river-is-dangerously-close-to-overflowing-and-is-full-of-toxic-shit-from-bs-farm-ranch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/08\/14\/peace-river-is-dangerously-close-to-overflowing-and-is-full-of-toxic-shit-from-bs-farm-ranch\/","title":{"rendered":"Peace River is dangerously close to overflowing and is FULL of toxic shit from BS Farm &amp; Ranch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hurricane Debby&nbsp;dropped a lot of water on Polk County and now the Peace River is dangerously close to overflowing with toxic shit from BS Farm &amp; Ranch.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"72726c\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #72726c;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"946\" height=\"467\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-58-19.png?resize=946%2C467&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48821 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-58-19.png?w=946&amp;ssl=1 946w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-58-19.png?resize=300%2C148&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-58-19.png?resize=768%2C379&amp;ssl=1 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And if more rain comes, some neighborhoods in the City of Bartow and its wastewater treatment plant could get flooded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A state of civil emergency has been issued in parts of&nbsp;Polk County&nbsp;after Hurricane Debby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It&#8217;s the first time I can recall that we have gone towards the peak of Hurricane season at or near flood stage,&#8221; said Jay Robinson, the Fire Chief of the Bartow Fire Dept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because of all the rain, the Peace River is at an elevated level and more water is still on the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The river reached 7.7 feet on Tuesday, and it&#8217;s projected to reach 7.9 feet on Wednesday once the water drains down from up north.<\/p>\n\n\n        \n        <div class=\"embedpress-gutenberg-wrapper source-provider-Youtube aligncenter ep-clear   ep-content-protection-disabled inline\" id=\"0bb7e8b6-b047-4bef-bdca-37dcb01e488a\" data-embed-type=\"Youtube \">\n            <div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper \">\n                <div id=\"ep-gutenberg-content-40ae455ea9d8bfa7ceca9a971c57a6eb\" class=\"ep-gutenberg-content\">\n                    <div >\n                        <div class=\"ep-embed-content-wraper preset-default insta-grid ep-google-photos-carousel\"\n                            style=\"max-width:600px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\"                                                                                                                >\n\n                            <div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-31571e5a4f31546c6800c6142ca750c0 ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:600px; 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Ranch has pumped more than 50 million gallons of toxic shit outside of its containment berms into the headwaters of the Peace River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There&#8217;s no immediate threat at the moment, but the city will be going door-to-door this week notifying residents in neighborhoods prone to flooding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They&#8217;re also coming up with preparations to protect the city&#8217;s wastewater treatment plant which is located on the east side close to the Peace River.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"9d6972\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #9d6972;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"224\" height=\"224\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Trish-Pfeiffer-Mayor.jpeg?resize=224%2C224&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48822 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Trish-Pfeiffer-Mayor.jpeg?w=224&amp;ssl=1 224w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Trish-Pfeiffer-Mayor.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We are working with an engineer and looking at doing a berm so that will be coming along,&#8221; Mayor Trish Pfeiffer. &#8220;It can take months to do that.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The plant is currently in the midst of a $30 million expansion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The city is looking into a long-term, permanent solution which would require state or federal funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We&#8217;re kicking off the hurricane season on almost day one, then we&#8217;re a little nervous about what&#8217;s going to come the next couple of months, but whatever it is we&#8217;re going to be ready,&#8221; said Pfeiffer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hurricane Debby&nbsp;dropped a lot of water on Polk County and now the Peace River is dangerously close to overflowing with toxic shit from BS Farm &amp; Ranch. 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