In late May, people roaming around Goat Island Preserve may have smelled raw sewage. It wasn't their imagination.
From Goat Island Preserve, you'll get a look at the Trinity River. Hopefully, you won't smell any raw sewage.Hikers and bikers often roam the dirt trails at Dallas County’s Goat Island Preserve, but in late May, they could likely smell the stench of raw sewage somewhere along their trek. That’s because a wastewater valve owned by the city of Wilmer was stuck open, spraying about 270 gallons of sewage into the preserve.
The TCEQ began investigating the May spill in June. On July 11, the agency issued a notice of violation to the city of Wilmer for “failure to prevent unauthorized discharge of wastewater” regarding the spill at Goat Island. These discharges of Wilmer’s wastewater have plagued Dallas County for years.
Considering this history, “superior” might not be the first word you think of describing the city of Wilmer’s public water system. But just a few months before the latest Goat Island spill, the TCEQ designated Wilmer's public water system “superior.” Just a few months later, 270 gallons of raw sewage from this “superior” public water system would spray into Goat Island Preserve. But how bad is this, really? “Raw is as unhygienic and dirty as the name suggests,” Sandifer explained. “Sewage is mostly water that contains human excrement, industrial waste, and other unsanitary debris.”
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