Balch Springs.
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The city's 2025 water quality report says Balch Springs buys treated surface water from Dallas Water Utilities and names Lake Ray Hubbard, on the East Fork of the Trinity River, as the source. Dallas began building that dam on June 13, 1964, closed it in September 1967 and started filling the lake on December 1, 1968. Originally called Forney Lake, the reservoir is owned by the City of Dallas and run by Dallas Water Utilities for water supply, flood control and recreation. Dallas itself has operated a public water system since 1881.

Sources: Handbook of Texas: Balch Springs, TX · City of Balch Springs 2025 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report · Texas Water Development Board: Lake Ray Hubbard · Historical marker 'Water for Dallas' (Dallas Water Utilities timeline), HMDB transcription

Balch Springs residents are served by Frontier Waste Solutions. Recycling is collected once a week from a Frontier-supplied recycling cart; extra carts come through the city's Utility Billing Office.

• Accepted: aluminum cans, steel and tin cans, plastic bottles and containers #1, #2, #3, #5 and #7, paper, mail, magazines, boxboard, cardboard.
• Not accepted: plastic bags, Styrofoam, ceramics, light bulbs, glass or metal cookware, soiled paper, napkins, paper plates, toys, food, yard waste, hazardous waste.
• Contacts: Frontier Waste Solutions (469) 444-1555 for service; City of Balch Springs (972) 286-4477 for billing.

Sources: Frontier Waste Solutions: City of Balch Springs