Trinity River Waterwheel Initiative

The City of Fort Worth is home to over 100 miles of trails along the beautiful Trinity River and its tributaries. 

A waterwheel is planned to be a new resource in Fort Worth, making a positive impact on being a sustainable and environmentally-friendly community. Everyone wants access to clean water and the ability to enjoy recreational activities without coming into contact with trash or stormwater pollution. Waterwheels are a gigantic solution to cleaner waterways. 

It couldn’t be any simpler but the results are astonishing when it comes to cleaning tons of trash pollution from waterways in a short period of time.

A waterwheel is a pollution-control, wheel-based machine that is placed in flowing waterways to collect and remove floatable pollution.

The waterwheel and an attached conveyer belt is mounted on a floating platform. Containment booms funnel floating trash and debris to a conveyer. The waterwheel, powered by energy from the river current and solar-powered pumps, works the conveyer to lift trash and deposit them into a detachable dumpster. The dumpster is then hauled by a service vessel to a transfer point for disposal.

The entire structure is covered to protect the equipment and prevent trash from being blown by the wind. It also houses the photovoltaic (solar) panels. The entire waterwheel measures approximately 52' long x 24' wide with a 14' diameter x 3' wide wheel.

Help protect the water quality in the Trinity River which:

1. Provides drinking water for Fort Worth and customers' cities.
2. Supports efforts for economic development.
3. Contributes to positive community appeal, appearance and overall quality of life.
4. Provides habitat for aquatic life and recreation.

Signature Donor 

Donations up to $1,000

• Thank you letter

• Invitation to the groundbreaking ceremony with name listed on printed event program

• Invitation to the opening ceremony with name listed on printed event program

• Name listed on the Keep Fort Worth Beautiful website

Bronze Donor 

Donations of $1,000-$4,999

Signature Donor level plus:

• Logo on the KFWB website

• Logo on groundbreaking ceremony program

• Logo on opening ceremony program

Silver Donor 

Donations of $5,000-$9,999

Bronze Donor level plus:

• Donor gift

• Logo on opening ceremony banner

Gold Donor 

Donations of $10,000-$49,999

Silver Donor level plus:

• Booth at opening ceremony

• Quarterly metrics update

Platinum Donor 

Donations of $50,000-$99,999

Gold Donor level plus:

• Excerpt about company/organization on the KFWB website

• Photo opportunity with shovel at groundbreaking ceremony

• Logo on wheel signage

• Personal tour of waterwheel with KFWB board members

Diamond Donor 

Donations of $100,000-$400,000

Platinum Donor level plus:

• Branded quarterly metrics media pack for two years

• Branded placard on ground-level site marker

• Opportunity to speak at media events

Title Sponsor Donor 

Donations over $400,000

Diamond Donor level plus:

• Branding on the waterwheel

Tarrant Regional Water District

For more than 90 years, TRWD has improved the quality of life in the communities by providing a reliable and sustainable water supply, vital flood protection and an outstanding variety of recreational opportunities.

Streams & Valleys, Inc.

A Fort Worth non-profit organization dedicated to saving, sharing and celebrating the Trinity River.