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10/23/18 Contamination of Lake Bonham/Wolf Creek Confirmed by TCEQ By Sandy Hood
is where Robert came to retire. His boat shows off a Lake Bonham sticker for every year he has been out there. Robert lives on the part of the lake that is called Wolf Creek
Robert Lee lives on Lake Bonham. He and his wife have owned their home there for about 10 years now. This
Cove. There are 3 bridges that cross over Lake Bonham off FM 273. They live in the area of the second bridge. Last October, Robert noticed a change in the color of wa-
ter in the lake where he lives. The water had become brown and would get dramatically worse after rains. He checked with his neighbors and yes they had noticed a change
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also but did not know what to do about it. Robert followed the murkiness up Wolf Creek and found what he believed to be contamination from the Sand Plant in Ravenna. He
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believed that silt was washing into Wolf Creek when it rained and as we all know, there has been plenty of rain since last September. In May, Robert came before the Bonham City Council to let them know about the problem. He told them that sand had accumulated not in inches but in feet and the water in the Wolf Creek area was brown due to all the sand. Robert had contacted several entities before finally getting someone to investigate. Lance Capehart (Director of Public Utilities for the City of Bonham) flew over the area and confirmed that he could see a problem but could not tell where it was coming from. Robert requested an investigation from Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) in May and recently received the results of their investigation. TCEQ cited N-Tex Sand & Gravel/Wolf Creek with the following violation: Failure to maintain structural storm water controls in accordance with Part III Section A(4) (d)(3). On June 12, 2019, a breach was located by TCEQ. N-Tex Sand and Gravel/Wolf Creek has been given until July 24th to remedy the problem. Robert attended the Bonham City Council on July 8, 2019 and gave them an update and a copy of the report. The question from here that lays in the minds of those that live on Lake Bonham in the Wolf Creek area is; who is going to clean up Lake Bonham? How will this affect the lake from this time forward? Robert went to the City of Bonham with his questions and was told that they do not own the lake as of a couple of years ago. He is now reaching out to North Texas Municipal Water District, who owns the lake and Texas Parks and Wildlife. Robert shared that there were times that his neighbors would put sand in their yards, and if the rain caused the sand to run into the lake, they were forced to get a tractor and remove the sand from the water.
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