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• Crews to remove piping linked as possible cause of contamination at Donna Lake Play Video

  February 19, 2020 5:57 PM

  DONNA – State and federal officials are back on track to clean up the Donna reservoir and canal. The area is still contaminated more than 20 years after cancer causing chemicals were first discovered in fish and sediment from the lake. Over the years, more than 40,000 fish... more »

• Hidalgo Co. Sheriff’s Office Investigating Homicide South of Donna Lake Play Video

  January 14, 2020 8:13 PM

  DONNA – The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide south of Donna Lake. Investigators are on the scene east of Valley View Road in a sugarcane field. They identified the victim as a 19-year-old local high school student shot multiple times, according to the Sheriff's Office.... more »

• Donna Lake Cleanup Underway, EPA Advises People Not to Fish Play Video

  January 10, 2020 6:24 PM

  DONNA – The Environmental Protection Agency was back out at Donna Lake on Friday, starting the next step on their long clean-up process. Years ago, they learned what was contaminating fish in the lake. It all starts with the siphon. Water travels from the Rio Grande and under... more »

• Cleanup Efforts at Contaminated Donna Lake Underway Play Video

  September 30, 2019 4:22 PM

  DONNA – After 26 years, cleanup efforts at Donn Lake are underway. According to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the remedial action plan, or cleanup plan, started this month. Remedial action involves the actual construction or implementation phase of superfund site cleanup, according the environmental agency. ... more »

• Clean Up Efforts at Toxic Donna Lake Set to Start Soon Play Video

  July 30, 2019 3:59 PM

  DONNA – Clean-up efforts for a Donna lake are set to start as early as next month. After nearly a year in the making of the remedial design, which is the plan for the superfund site to get rid of the contaminants, is set to be complete as early... more »

• Donna Lake Still Accessible Despite EPA Warning on Cancer-Causing Chemicals Play Video

  October 3, 2018 6:05 PM

  DONNA – Signs of trespassers are a common sight at Donna Lake despite a warning from the Environmental Protection Agency of a cancer-causing chemical found in the water. Local residents say a lot of people do not respect the ‘No Fishing Allowed’ signs. KRGV’s Christian von Preysing wanted to know... more »

• EPA Present Options to Reduce Contamination at Donna Lake Play Video

  May 22, 2018 6:53 PM

  NEAR DONNA – A federal agency is on track with a plan to clear Donna Lake of cancer-causing chemicals. An Environmental Protection Agency representative says material used for a 9-foot concrete pipeline contain PCBs or polychlorinated biphenyl and is causing it to dissolve into the water. However, the owner of... more »

• Cleanup at Donna Lake Continues Play Video

  June 3, 2017 7:27 PM

  DONNA - Environmental Protection Agency officials estimate they've removed 1,000 fish from Donna Lake in the last three days. "These fish are contaminated with PCBs, which are a cancer-causing agent," said EPA on-scene coordinator, Mike McAteer, "We ask people just to avoid Donna Lake and Donna canal for now until... more »