A bridge painting accident in Treasure Island turned the pristine blue waters a cloudy white color Monday.
A resident took some pictures to show how much water was affected.
“It just kept growing. It engulfed this whole side of houses and docks and it was probably about 30-feet out,” said resident Donna Babcock.
Treasure Island City Manager Reid Silverboard said the bridge painters made a mistake but stopped short of calling it a spill.
Silverboard said the cloudy water was caused by bridge painters who cleaned out their buckets near a storm drain. He said as soon as they found about it they sent a tanker truck out to suck up the paint stained water.
The city also self-reported to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and FWC is also investigating the incident.
Babcock said she's upset that paint got into Boca Ciega Bay.
“Paint doesn’t belong in the water and I’m sure the marine life probably agrees,” she said.
There's no sign of the paint in the water now. Silverboard said the good news is the paint is not toxic.
Silverboard said the bridge painters are contractors and not city employees.