DALLAS (1080 KRLD) - The City of Dallas is bringing in more workers to clean up debris left by storms in June.
Ten more contractor crews will start this week, according to officials.
Storms that hit north Texas on June 9th left behind about 70,000 tons of debris. Most of that is trees or tree limbs. June was the biggest month on record for storm debris in Dallas for the past eight years.
Of the estimated 500,000 cubic yards of debris from June, crews have collected about 200,000 so far.
The City of Dallas has set up a special grinding facility near Central Expressway and I-635/LBJ to deal with the trees and brush that are brought in. Most of that material will be ground up for use as wet road base at the city's landfill.
The City of Dallas is asking residents to separate any other storm debris, such as fence panels or building materials, from their brush and tree limbs.
Residents can also take their storm debris directly to one of the city's transfer stations of the McCommas Bluff Landfill themselves.
A schedule of those drop-off days is available on the city's web site.