Dallas.
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The city's water department began in 1881, when Dallas bought a privately owned water company that had served the town since the 1870s. Its first supply, Browder Springs, soon proved too small, and the city turned to the Trinity River and man-made lakes. A shortage led to White Rock Lake, finished in 1911. Lake Dallas, begun in 1928 on the Elm Fork, was the main supply for 31 years until Lewisville Lake absorbed it in 1957. The city-owned dam at Lake Ray Hubbard followed in 1964 to 1969. Today Dallas draws from the Elm Fork and lakes Ray Roberts, Lewisville, Grapevine, Ray Hubbard, Tawakoni and Fork.

Sources: Handbook of Texas — Dallas, TX · Dallas Municipal Archives — Dallas Water Utilities records, historical sketch · Handbook of Texas — White Rock Lake · Handbook of Texas — Lewisville Lake · Handbook of Texas — Ray Hubbard Lake · Dallas Water Utilities — 2025 Water Quality Report

City of Dallas Sanitation Services collects residential garbage and recycling. Recyclables go loose in the blue roll cart, picked up the same day as the gray garbage cart; find your schedule with the city's lookup tool, app or 3-1-1.

• Accepted: plastic bottles and containers #1-7, glass bottles and jars, cartons, aluminum, tin and steel containers, paper, cardboard.
• Not accepted: plastic bags, Styrofoam, chemical containers, window glass, light bulbs, ceramics, metal hangers, electronics, shredded paper, pizza or food-soiled boxes.
• Drop-off: McCommas Bluff Landfill recycling center, 5100 Youngblood Road; also Fair Oaks, Bachman and Oak Cliff transfer stations.

Sources: City of Dallas Sanitation: Recycling FAQs · City of Dallas Sanitation Services