Courtesy of City of Fort Worth
The Trinity River Waterwheel is designed to control pollution within the river, according to the City of Fort Worth.
Wheels are turnin' in the Trinity River Waterwheel initiative, slated to keep our beloved river clean of trash.
The City of Fort Worth recently unveiled the design plans for the Trinity River Waterwheel, which will continue to reinforce the city's initiatives in becoming a more sustainable and environmentally-friendly community.
In collaboration with the Tarrant Regional Water District and other community partners, the city has committed to bringing two solar-powered waterwheels to the Trinity. Each waterwheel will cost just under $600,000 with combined operational costs of about $50,000 annually.
A similar initiative in Baltimore found that each waterwheel can remove more than 50,000 pounds of solid waste per day — equivalent to about two-and-a-half garbage trucks.
Courtesy of City of Fort Worth
Data excerpted from Baltimore, MD Healthy Harbor Initiative
According to the city, each waterwheel measures approximately 52' long by 24' wide with a wheel that is 14' in diameter and 3' in width.
