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Illegal Dumping A Major Problem In Ector County

By: Shelby Levins
Updated: November 22, 2011
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ODESSA -- Illegal dumping continues to be a problem in Ector County.

    The Ector County Environmental Enforcement Department tells Big 2 that oil field trucks are illegally dumping waste water all over the county.

    Officials say most complaints are coming from West University Boulevard, F.M. 8-66, Cottonwood Lane and the Goldsmith area.

    Authorities say they're taking this illegal activity seriously. They add they'll arrest anyone caught illegally dumping on the spot.

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