Residents should still avoid contact with the waterways, Kaufman County officials said Friday.
. “We appreciate your cooperation in heeding the warnings of possible contamination by avoiding any tributary leading to the East Fork of the Trinity River until officials give the ‘all clear’ for contact with those waterways.”
Water was pumped out of the affected creeks, the EPA said, and dams were constructed to mitigate the spread of contaminants. EPA spokeswoman Janie Acevedo-Beauchamp said Friday that more than 1 million gallons of water were removed from the waterways and sent to a disposal site. Earthen dam at Wynne Creek. The EPA said dams were constructed to mitigate the spread of contaminants.Acevedo-Beauchamp said responders are flushing some of the waterways with freshwater and expect to conduct a final flush Monday. All dams should be removed by Sunday.Additionally, the water in the East Fork of the Trinity River is safe for agricultural use again, Kaufman County authorities said.
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