NBC DFW

Fort Worth making progress on ‘water wheel' project to clean Trinity River

The City of Fort Worth is one step closer to a cleaner Trinity River. Officials want to bring in a trash-collecting waterwheel to remove floating trash from the water, a project first reported by NBC ...
NBC DFW

Fort Worth stays committed to water wheel project despite fundraising shortfall

The effort to launch a clean-up project on the Trinity River is far from over, according to Fort Worth city leaders. The city was fundraising for a water wheel that would be a permanent fixture in the ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Will Fort Worth’s water wheel ever see the light of day? Trinity River project hits a snag

Fort Worth’s Trinity River water wheel initiative is facing significant changes as plans are being reworked. The project involves a machine that collects floating trash from the river. It is attached ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Fort Worth shelves trash wheel project over rising costs and lackluster fundraising

A photo of the trash collecting water wheel in Baltimore Harbor. Fort Worth planned to have two of these wheels in the Trinity River, but couldn’t raise enough money. Clearwater Mills Fort Worth has ...
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Will Fort Worth’s water wheel ever see the light of day? Trinity River project hits a snag

In Reality Check stories, Star-Telegram journalists dig deeper into questions over facts, consequences and accountability. Read more. Story idea? [email protected]. Fort Worth’s Trinity ...