GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Cleanup continues in Garland amid the investigation into the explosion and fire at the Sherwin-Williams paint factory in Garland last week.
As of Sunday, City of Garland officials said a one million gallons of water have been collected and are being sent to local and federally-approved facilities for disposal.
The City of Garland, The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Environmental Protection Agency are working with Sherwin-Williams to sample 45 water miles of surrounding waterways following the August 7 blaze at the plant on Shiloh Road.
In a statement, the city said preliminary surface water sampling conducted prior to August 11 at six sample locations in waterways downstream and upstream from the site found lead an n-butanol in exceedance of community health screening levels.
Additionally, 1,4-Dioxane was detected in one sampling location. However, sanitation systems and the city’s drinking water have not been affected and are continuously being monitored.
As a precaution, the EPA has warned residents not to fish or have contact in Duck Creek or the East Fork Trinity River until further notice.
Surrounding towns and counties are also asking residents to avoid recreational activities in the Trinity River south-east of the site.
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