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Trinity Trash Bash marks its 27th year keeping the river clean

By August 13, 2018
Trinity River | TRWD

On June 6, 1849, a group of Dragoons came to the bluff of the Clear Fork and West Fork of the Trinity River to site a fort. This fort was named Fort Worth. Since then, Fort Worth has become the seventh largest city in the state of Texas, owing its growth and prosperity to the water resources provided in part by the Trinity River.

For the past 26 years TRWD has hosted a trash bash to help clean the river in which the city of Fort Worth has gained much of its livelihood from. TRWD is hosting its annual Fall Trinity Trash Bash, and we are calling upon our DFW communities to get up and give back. Last year we picked up 15.4 tons of trash, do you think you can help us beat that number this year?

Date:     September 15

Time:    Cleanup: 8:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.

After Party: 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at Panther Island Pavilion

Online Registration Cutoff: Wednesday, September 12 at 5 p.m.

REGISTER HERE

To kick this green challenge up a notch, we challenge you to walk, run, or bike to your volunteer location via our Trinity Trails system. You can view access points through here!

Lake Current Level Conservation Level* Level Difference**
Arlington 550.81 550.00 0.81
Benbrook 694.27 694.00 0.27
Bridgeport 821.58 836.00 -14.42
Cedar Creek 322.41 322.00 0.41
Eagle Mountain 645.16 649.10 -3.94
Lake Worth 591.31 594.00 -2.69
Richland-Chambers 315.35 315.00 0.35
*Conservation Level: The permitted level of water an entity is allowed to hold in a lake. Any amount above the conservation level is used for the temporary storage of flood waters and must be released downstream.
**Difference: Amount above or below conservation level.
For more information read our daily reports or the TRWD Lake Level Blog.

Check out the TRWD OneRain portal for a visualization of this information and more.

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