Florida has not had an excellent record on its wastewater management. The recent scare in the Piney point facility marked a long period of bad luck in managing their wastewater reservoirs. Since 1966, Piney point has had numerous cracks on the wastewater reservoir's plastic liner. In one year alone, damages were reported thrice in July, October, and December. The facilities owners refused to comment on the issue entirely. The big problem arose in 2006 when HRK holdings took ownership of the facility. The new management approved additional water from a nearby dredging project to be stored in the reservoir. There were many prospects about the extra weight put on the walls. However, the new owners assured the public that the excess weight was not a problem. The walls have suffered increased pressure and have shown signs of breaking, causing flooding in the surrounding areas. In 2011, the heavy rains caused a lot of contaminated water to spill over due to increased pressure. The water in the reservoirs contains high levels of harmful chemicals such as phosphates and nitrogen. There have been multiple phosphates contaminating the region from the phosphates industry. The Tampa Bay area suffered evacuations in 2019 due to the danger posed on public health. Another sinkhole in a different facility caused millions of gallons of wastewater to flow in waterways. The climate crisis is not making things better since the sea levels are rising. Stronger storms and heavy rains can compromise the infrastructure of these walls. Without immediate action to deal with the toxic water, there could be further damage in the future. The ecosystem is already suffering the blowbacks of the contaminated water spilling over. In such moments, public health takes precedence over any other factor. Proposed solutions such as digging a water well and pumping the wastewater have been shot down. Environmentalists are claiming doing that could be dangerous. Local scholars have dedicated their time to find a way to neutralize the wastewater, and they need more state funding to do so. The federal Environmental Protection Agency received multiple petitions to provide federal oversight in how the radioactive waste should be safely stored, disposed of, or treated. Until then, Florida remains at high risk.