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APOPKA, Fla. – A volcano has emerged in Central Florida! But you don’t have to worry about it spewing lava all over the city.
This is an unusual feature that Devo Seereeram, a Consulting Geotechnical Engineer and the owner of Devo Engineering, calls a “sand volcano.” He is working for the City of Apopka and trying to fix it.
“This is ‘Mother Nature’ telling us we can’t do certain things, and we are going to respect that and respond and modify,” said Seereeram.
The issue emerged within a 300-million-gallon wastewater storage area just west of State Road 429 in Apopka, off of Golden Gem Road. The reservoir stores water that will be used to irrigate not only Apopka but also Altamonte Springs and other surrounding areas.
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