The Tarrant Regional Water District hosted its annual Eagle Mountain Lake Trash Bash Saturday, Sept. 12. Volunteers removed litter throughout the community and near Eagle Mountain Lake from 8 to 10 a.m., then gathered at Twin Points Park from 10 a.m. to noon for a free after-party featuring food, activities and an educational booth teaching visitors about watershed protection.
For more than 30 years, TRWD has been committed to engaging with the communities that surround its waterways to promote community-organized cleanups. Over the years, thousands of volunteers have removed more than 500 tons of garbage from areas surrounding TRWD waterways.
Recreation events specialist Hermilo Muñoz told The Azle News some of the most common litter documented around TRWD waterways includes cigarette butts and litter fragments. He explained that litter fragments are tiny pieces of trash hidden in brush that may not be visible at first glance. Although litter fragments are small, they are found in large quantities, creating a larger pollution issue.
