Area of Bethany Lakes Park Closed For Environmental Testing

Posted by rbutler on Thursday, November 9 @ 7:21pm

Approximately a one acre area in the northeast corner of Bethany Lakes Park will be closed to the public. The closing is a result of lead shotgun pellets surfacing in this area due to the location of a firing range on the property prior to being purchased by the City over 10 years ago.

The original property owners, Dallas Texas Rod and Gun Club, were required to perform site remediation for lead in order to comply with standards and other federal guidelines at the time prior to the City's purchase.

The public should stay out of the closed area and observe other posted rules at this time such as catch and release when fishing and no swimming or wading in the ponds. The trail through Bethany Lakes Park will remain open.

Testing of the area, including pond and related environmental samples, is being performed by Southwest Geoscience. Findings and recommendations are pending at this time.