LEWISVILLE â As part of upcoming construction of Lake Ralph Hall near Ladonia, the Upper Trinity Regional Water District will build a temporary fossil park which will include a parking lot and access point to the North Sulphur River for fossil hunters.
Construction of this temporary fossil park has begun and is scheduled to open June 18.
It will be located on the north side of the North Sulphur channel river east side of FM 2990 in Fannin County.
âThe District recognizes the importance of the Ladonia Fossil Park to the local community and visitors alike,â said Larry N. Patterson, executive director of Upper Trinity. âBoth the District and City of Ladonia are working to select another, permanent location downstream of the reservoir for the Ladonia Fossil Park, where fossil hunters can continue safe and easy access to the river bottom after the new reservoir is built.â
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Granite Construction has won a $160 million contract from the Upper Trinity Regional Water District for work on the
Leon Hurse Dam project in Ladonia, Texas.
The project is a component of the overall Lake Ralph Hall project which will be one of Texas newest lakes and one of the state s biggest water projects in the last 30 years. The project will provide crucial water for an area whose population is projected to increase nearly fivefold in the next 50 years. Granite will be responsible for building a new earthen dam and pertinent structural; as well as electrical, mechanical and architectural facilities, The project is anticipated to provide 45 million gal. per day of water for people in Collin, Denton and Fannin counties as one of Texas newest dams.
BONHAM â As construction on Bois dâArc Lake in Fannin County continues, construction on Lake Ralph Hall near Ladonia is about to get underway.
Both projects are the only new lake construction in Texas in about 35 years, and both are meant to help address water needs as the growing Dallas metroplex stretches further into Northeast Texas.
Larry Patterson, executive director for Upper Trinity Regional Water District, visited with Fannin County Commissioners on Tuesday to discuss Lake Ralph Hall. Plans call for construction to begin in June with possible wrap up by December 2025. The projectâs permit allows construction through December 2026, Patterson said.
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List: These cities in North Texas are still under a boil water order
Power outages across North Texas have impacted water treatment plants and forced many cities to enact boil water orders for residents. Author: WFAA Staff Updated: 12:02 PM CST February 22, 2021
Updated at 12 p.m. Monday after University Park lifted its boil water order.
Many cities in North Texas are under notice to boil their water prior to consumption, including washing hands/face, brushing teeth, and drinking.
Those affected should boil their water vigorously for at least two minutes before letting it cool to be used or consumed.
The power outages across the region have impacted water treatment plants in several areas, which is forcing cities to issue boil orders.