Calallen homeowner reports industrial sludge spill; investigation underway

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A Calallen homeowner says he returned home one night in March to find a truck leaking a dark, sludge-like substance onto his property, sparking an ongoing investigation by local and state officials.

Daniel Mahaffey told Corpus Christi Public Works and 3NEWS that he discovered the truck actively releasing material on his property off Interstate 37, leaving what he described as a large pile and trail of the substance.

“I was coming home from work, found the truck actively disposing of the material … and a massive trail of this material leading to a giant, approximately one-ton pile of it on my property,” Mahaffey said…

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