Trinity River Dump: No Cleanup After Week

0:00One week after a news probe spotlighted a massive illegal trash dump along the Trinity River in Dallas, the city still hasn't dropped any cleanup. Plans. This eye sore in the 1100 to 1500 blocks of riverwood road is packed with boards, metals, plastics, and more, all spilling. Straight into the river floodplain. Right past signs, warning of a $2,000 fine and camera surveillance. Earlier this week, city officials said multiple departments were crafting a response and promised an update, but nothing's come through yet. Aerial shots from Friday show the dump unchanged. No crews in sight, though three bright orange notice of violation signs popped up on properties. Wednesday and Thursday. It all kicked off when a local resident shared video on YouTube drawing attention to the mess flowing into the river. A dead animal in a garbage bag sat right in front of one sign highlighting the nasty conditions. State regulators with the Texas Commission on environmental quality pinned the property owner as Kyle Boyd, but he's dodging calls.

1:02They handed it off to the city Marshall's office, citing safety concerns from past threats that keep staff from going too far down the road. Dallas City Councilmember Lori Blair says the city's teaming up with state and federal partners for a full probe. So fingers crossed this pushes real action before more trash chokes the Trinity. Stay tuned for updates. I'm Corey with the story that's your Dallas News today update AI powered and always on.