Officials have also found contaminants in other area lakes and in the West Fork of the Trinity River, which runs right through Fort Worth. Sherman Brown has been fishing in lakes and rivers in Tarrant County for more than 50 years. He can't count how many fish he's eaten from the waterways . If they are contaminated, I wouldn't want to eat them. It has taken years for the fish to become contaminated.
Officials believe the PCBs are coming from industrial sites near the lakes.
They say it may take many more years to clean them up. There isn't a fishing ban yet, but Tarrant County officials could issue one in the next 7 to 10 days. They are waiting for the State Health Department to issue the warning. The state is going over all those findings and will make a decision, but it could be that officials will have to dredge the lake to clean it up. WFAA-TV Co. All Rights Reserved.