Source of ‘cloudy water’ in Garland creek under investigation, officials say
City officials and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality will analyze water samples. Garland city officials are investigating the source of "cloudy water" in a creek that turned murky earlier in the week, causing alarm among residents in the area. The issue was discovered by residents near the intersection of Wood Drive and Lonnecker Drive and prompted immediate remediation efforts. Officials from the city’s water utilities and health departments have reported improved water clarity in the creek. The source of the murky water is under investigation. Remediation efforts are ongoing throughout the night to return the creek to its natural state. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is also investigating the cause of the cloudy water.
Published : 4 weeks ago by Hojun Choi in Weather
Garland city officials say they’re seeing improved water clarity in a creek that turned murky earlier this week and alarmed residents in the area.
On Wednesday, residents found “cloudy water” in a creek just north of the intersection of Wood Drive and Lonnecker Drive, Garland city officials said in a Thursday evening Facebook post.
Remediation efforts, which continued Thursday, have been focused on about a 1.9-mile stretch of the creek, roughly between Lonnecker Drive and Saturn Road, according to the post.
Officials from the city’s water utilities and health departments reported “improved clarity,” the post stated, adding that crews “will continue throughout the night until the impacts have been remediated.”
“Fresh water being released upstream has helped to collect the impacted water so it can be drained in the effort to return the creek to its natural state,” the post stated.
City officials and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality will analyze water samples and continue investigating the source of the cloudy water.
One resident who lives in the area told KXAS-TV (NBC5) that the water “looked like snow at first.” A different resident told the news station that the water had a “chemical smell.”
The TCEQ did not return a request for comment Thursday evening.