Alexander Neal, a water resources professional, filmed himself kayaking on the city's 'crystal-clear swamp' on Sunday, and his video went viral for exposing a huge waste of treated water.
Neal said he and his friends hike in the Great Trinity Forest frequently. Around five years ago, they noticed that an area of the forest around Highway 175 had been retaining water, even during dry periods.
“It's not a beautiful habitat; it's actually a devastated habitat because the water is full of chlorine,” he said.In the viral video, Neal points out a nutria swimming by but told the"I saw no fish in the water and also saw no beavers or otters or other animals that you typically see preying on fish," he added."I saw very little insects and no trees in an area that used to be full of trees, so it was pretty damning to see.
Staff launched “initial investigations” in October and closed off the part of the line that was thought to be leaking. In a previous email on Tuesday, Cuellar said that work on the line would start that day and that repairs are expected to last several weeks. She added that staff have used a process of de-chlorination to lessen"any impacts to area wildlife."
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