Wetlands Help Arlington Provide Safe, High-Quality Drinking Water
(WorldNews Environment)

About 90 miles from Arlington, nature is helping ensure the city`s more than 380,000 residents have safe, high-quality drinking water. The George W. Shannon Wetlands near Corsicana was built by the Tarrant Regional Water District, Arlington`s raw water supplier, to help meet the growing demands for water in Tarrant County and 10 other counties. It is located along the banks of the Trinity River adjacent to Richland Chambers Reservoir, within the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department`s Richland Creek Wildlife Management Area. The project...