Manatee County, DEP: County, Well Water Drinking Supplies Safe

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Local and state officials said local water supplies are in no danger from the Piney Point water breech which right now is flowing controlled into Piney Creek and Tampa Bay. "I want to say that Manatee County Utilities customers can rest assured that our drinking water is completely safe to drink," said County Commission Chairman Vanessa Baugh. "The water distribution system is a closed system without any way for flood water to enter. There is also no threat at all to our primary source of drinking water, Lake Manatee."

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