HENDERSON COUNTY–The Henderson County Fire Marshal’s Office has received a complaint about illegal dumping on the property of Trinity River Water Authority. Reportedly, this dumping was carried out by County Commissioner Precinct 1 work crews.
Henderson County takes these allegations seriously. A joint investigation by the Fire Marshal’s Office and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has been launched.
Henderson County Judge Wade McKinney said in a press release, “We cannot overemphasize the gravity of illegal dumping, which poses a significant threat to the environment, public health, and safety. Henderson County is fully committed to holding anyone responsible for such acts accountable for their actions.”
Henderson County Pct. 1 Commissioner Wendy Spivey posted the following statement on her personal social media, “On Dec. 13th I was made aware of a complaint filed with the County that there had been some busted concrete and debris dumped in an eroded ditch off Old River Road, north of Trinidad.
I was unaware of the County ever dumping any material in an eroded ditch, but apparently this has happened several times in the past 25 years.
It has been common practice at pct 1  to help the citizens of the county if they had excess dirt, concrete ruble and other materials left over from road repair to dump it in washouts, low spots, and eroded areas in the landowners property to help the landowner and save the County taxpayers the cost to haul the excess materials off. 
We are currently investigating the situation and hope to have a resolution soon. Thank you.”