Wastewater Outflow Reported By Trinity River Authority

            Arlington-The Trinity River Authority has notified the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission of one wastewater outflow in excess of 100,000 gallons from the pipeline system that transports flows to their Central Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant in Grand Prairie.

            The outflow was a direct result of large volumes of rainfall entering the extensive collection systems of the 21 entities served by the regional wastewater system as well as flows entering the TRA pipelines that transport flows to the treatment plant. This has caused an outflow from a junction box along TRA’s Elm Fork collection line.

            While undesirable, the outflows are not expected to have any significant impact on water quality because the wastewater was extremely diluted, both in the line and in the body of water into which it flowed.

            The Elm Fork overflow was in the vicinity of Luna Road at IH-635. This overflow would involve the Elm Fork of the Trinity River and a storm water channel for the Valwood Improvement District.             

For more information contact John Jadrosich, (817) 467-4343