(CNN) Response teams in Manatee County, Florida, are trying to prevent a "real catastrophic flood situation" in the Piney Point reservoir area, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Sunday after taking an aerial tour of the area. The governor assured the public that the water being discharged to nearby Port Manatee, on the Gulf Coast, is not radioactive. "What we're looking at now is trying to prevent and respond to, if need be, a real catastrophic flood situation," DeSantis said. Manatee County Commission Chair Vanessa Baugh assured Manatee County utility customers "their drinking water is completely safe to drink."

Source: CNN April 04, 2021 19:26 UTC