{"id":474183,"date":"2021-04-09T08:33:06","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T12:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=474183"},"modified":"2021-04-09T08:33:06","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T12:33:06","slug":"originclear-offers-free-advice-to-piney-point-reservoir-owners-on-emergency-repairs-to-remediate-toxic-waste-leaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/originclear-offers-free-advice-to-piney-point-reservoir-owners-on-emergency-repairs-to-remediate-toxic-waste-leaks\/","title":{"rendered":"OriginClear Offers Free Advice to Piney Point Reservoir Owners on Emergency Repairs to Remediate Toxic Waste Leaks"},"content":{"rendered":"

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OriginClear Offers Free Advice to Piney Point Reservoir Owners on Emergency Repairs to Remediate Toxic Waste Leaks<\/b><\/p>\n

CLEARWATER, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)–
\nOriginClear Tech, a division of OriginClear Inc<\/a>. (OTC Pink: OCLN<\/a>), a leading provider of water treatment solutions, offered to advise at no expense the owners of Tampa Bay\u2019s old Piney Point phosphate plant on the best method to remediate the toxic waste leak and emergency discharge of an estimated 38 million gallons per day into the Bay.\n<\/p>\n

This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20210409005097\/en\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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OriginClear Tech Piney Point Proposal Cover (Graphic: Business Wire)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\nOriginClear also said proposals being offered to remedy the situation were all way too high and the emergency could be remediated at far less cost, which OriginClear said it could accomplish itself at a fraction of what other companies are proposing.\n<\/p>\n

\nOn March 26, 2021, a retention pond at Piney Point was breached and cordoned off. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection reports that while some wastewater has been contained on site, roughly 173 million gallons of untreated wastewater have still been discharged into the bay.\n<\/p>\n

\n\u201cThis is a major disaster,\u201d said Tom Marchesello, OriginClear Chief Operating Officer, \u201cand it is our duty to help however we can.\u201d He addressed this offer to New York investor William \u201cMickey\u201d F. Harley III, the listed owner of HRK Holdings, which owns the troubled Piney Point phosphate plant site leaking polluted wastewater.\n<\/p>\n

\nMarchesello described Monday on WWSB ABC7 TV the longtime practice of allowing heavy toxins to settle at the bottom of the area\u2019s gypsum stacks as \u201cunsustainable.\u201d At the very least, he said the huge wastewater lagoons must still be treated to prevent more disastrous leaks. (ABC7 News at 7 Roundtable Discussion) <\/i>https:\/\/www.mysuncoast.com\/video\/2021\/04\/06\/abc-news-roundtable-discussion-april-part-2\/<\/a><\/p>\n

OriginClear Chief Engineer Daniel M. Early also reviewed the situation: <\/b><\/p>\n

\n\u201cThe current issue facing Piney Point and neighboring communities is that the nutrient loads for nitrogen and phosphorous, as released, are 300 to 800 times more concentrated respectively than typical municipal WWTP discharge permitted into Tampa Bay. While much is being done to protect the area from further damage, what remains important is that what should have been done in the first place is still needed as proper wastewater recovery. Our engineers want to offer what we believe will be the best solutions to avoid further environmental damage and to engage a real solution as quickly as possible,\u201d said Early.\n<\/p>\n

\nFor Piney Point alone, OriginClear engineers believe it will be necessary to remove the following quantities (appx) of dissolved compounds from the water to bring it to a safer level allowable for discharge:\n<\/p>\n