PRESS RELEASES - APRIL 2007

Fort Worth Continues to Mitigate Sewer Overflow Near Area Creek
Arlington Reports No Risk to Local Water Supply

April 4, 2007

As of Wednesday morning, the City of Fort Worth continues to mitigate a sewage spill that occurred Tuesday near Village Creek.

Fort Worth city engineers say the blockage in their 39-inch sewer line caused a large amount of sewage to spill out of a manhole and into nearby Village Creek, which is downstream from the Lake Arlington dam.

Arlington Water Utilities Director Julie Hunt said the discharge does not pose a risk to the public drinking water supply in Arlington. Increased monitoring and cleanup continues throughout the day.

The Texas Commission on Environment Quality requires wastewater system operations to notify the local media and public officials when large discharges occur from the sanitary sewer collection system. According to the TCEQ, the public should avoid contact with affected area streams, ponds and lakes.