Almost 8 miles long, seepage wall to keep water in Everglades National Park while protecting neighbo MIAMI - It looks like a regular gravel road on top of a levy, but underneath the stone is a ...

On Feb. 27, an increase in "water seeping through the 110-year-old canal’s earthen embankment" triggered an alarm, "prompting dam safety response actions and dewatering of the canal," EWEB said.

A Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer spokesperson said the contamination was caused by water making its way into the fuel tanks, which are stored underground.