Trash Can Joyrides Likely Cause of Barrels in River
by Pete WannAccording to Chad Lorance from the Trinity Regional Water District, the most likely source for the barrels in Steve’s video and inmemoryofradio’s pictures is the trash cans in Riverside Park.
I called the TRWD this morning to find out if they knew anything about the barrels, and if they had any plans to investigate who might have placed them in the river.
After checking with his operations director, Lorance told me that the most likely reason the barrels were there was that people were taking them from Riverside park and rolling them (or possibly IN them) into the river for fun. Apparently this came as no surprise to anyone at TRWD.
His explanation makes sense, and I share his sentiment when he says: “It’s a shame they [barrels and the cars pulled out last week] wind up in the river, it’s not good for the water quality.”
Also, he mentioned that even though they’d rather people not throw tires in the river, they actually provide pretty good habitat for fish.
Keep reading for some more pics of the riverbed.
Barrels stuck in the riverbed at Riverside Park. (Image used with permission.)
More barrels in the riverbed and along the banks of the Trinity River at Riverside Park. (Image used with permission.)
Tags: chad lorance, riverside park, trash, Trinity River
4 Comments, Comments or Pings
Steve-O
Wow … that’s sad. But kind of funny.
Feb 28th, 2008
Jonathan
yeah, not nearly as sad as if it was the result of illegal dumping like the cars.
Feb 28th, 2008
Mike
That’s a lot better scenario than I had pictured. Might help if they pulled them out though. I don’t know how you prevent the joyrides either; electrify the cans? That would be fun to watch.
Feb 29th, 2008
Pete Wann
I just realized that my headline sounds like it came from The Onion.
Feb 29th, 2008
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