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Turkey Point Pollution Cleanup

Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: Homestead, Florida, United States

Source: Miami Herald

Project
Under Construction

Florida Power & Light is under pressure to clean up a hypersaline plume of salty water beneath the Turkey Point nuclear power plant, which has been contaminating groundwater in south Miami-Dade County. Despite efforts, the utility is not on track to meet its ten-year cleanup deadline, prompting Miami-Dade County to push for an expanded cleanup plan.

Status
Under Construction
Sector
Water Supply and Storage, Power Transmission, Power Generation (CCGT), Nuclear
Location
Homestead, Florida, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Miami Herald

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The project “Turkey Point Pollution Cleanup” is an infrastructure initiative in the Water Supply and Storage sector, located in Homestead, Florida, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Miami Herald.

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2026-07-22

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Florida Power & Light is under pressure to clean up a hypersaline plume of salty water beneath the Turkey Point nuclear power plant, which has been contaminating groundwater in south Miami-Dade County. Despite efforts, the utility is not on track to meet its ten-year cleanup deadline, prompting Miami-Dade County to push for an expanded cleanup plan.

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Environment

Location

Country

United States of America (USA)

State

Florida

City

Homestead

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Miami Herald

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Sector

Water Supply and Storage, Power Transmission, Power Generation (CCGT), Nuclear

Article published date

2025-02-28

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