Dallas begins cleanup at Trinity River illegal dump site

The city of Dallas has started cleaning up the illegal dump on the banks of the Trinity River.FOX 4 News first exposed the dumpsite in April. Dallas police then arrested the accused ringleader of the operation.Now, two months later, a massive cleanup is underway.Massive cleanup underwayThe city's cleanup operation is massive and comes as a huge relief to the rightful property owner, whose land was stolen and used for the illegal dumpsite with a forged signature on a deed. Images from SKY 4 show the size of the city's operation, which is focused not only on the city's easement along the river banks, but also on the private property.Months after SKY 4 captured images in April of boards, metals, and plastics on the banks, the city finally installed a floating debris barrier, blocking the trash from spilling into the river that travels all the way to the Gulf.A Dallas spokesperson said that the city determined that current weather and river conditions made it favorable to begin the cleanup