Overview

• A sinkhole opened under a Florida theme park earlier this month, dumping millions of gallons of wastewater near attractions.
• The 15-foot-by-15-foot sinkhole was discovered under a wastewater pond at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay.
• The pond located above the sinkhole did not contain raw sewage, but the sinkhole caused the pond to lose nearly four Olympic-sized swimming pools of wastewater.
• Busch Gardens contracted a firm to evaluate the sinkhole and develop a plan to fix it, water testing is ongoing.
• State officials are reviewing whether Busch Gardens violated any state guidelines that led to the sinkhole’s formation.