Texas environmental report details Trinidad water issues; state issues deadline for improvement plan

The issues with water in the small Texas town of Trinidad have been compiled and detailed in a state report released on Monday.Trinidad Water IssuesFor months, FOX 4 viewers have been sending in videos and pictures of the water in Trinidad, a city over an hour south of Downtown Dallas.The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has been investigating the city's water supply. On Monday, TCEQ released their findings.TCEQ's report found discolored water in Trinidad that "exceeded the standard."It points to water mains in the city as being part of the problem: "the age and condition of distribution mains may be a factor in contributing to tinted or discolored water," including "dead-end lines" that prevent water from properly circulating through its pipes.The report also points to failures to properly conduct chloramine effectiveness sampling in its water.Steven Haynes and Jonathan Bowman own businesses in Trinidad. They say raw, unfiltered water tested at their businesses discovered dis