PHOTO GALLERY: Photos from a ride along with Director Ector County Environmental Enforcement/Ector County Emergency Management Coordinator Ricky George Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in West Odessa. George discusses a variety of challenges to deal with illegal dumping in West Odessa as he draws attention to the illegal dumping of used tires, solid waste, and abandoned junk vehicles.
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Ector County Environmental Enforcement officers (from left to right) Wes Carta, Jesse Garcia, Greg Palacios and Christina Salazar meet with Director Ector County Environmental Enforcement/Ector County Emergency Management Coordinator Ricky George, center, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, at the Ector County Courthouse.
Ector County Environmental Enforcement truck parked outside Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, at the Ector County Courthouse.
Director Ector County Environmental Enforcement/Ector County Emergency Management Coordinator Ricky George was to the backyard of a residential home on I Avenue that is covered in trash, debris, and abandoned vehicles which becomes a breeding ground for mice, rats, snakes and mosquitos Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in West Odessa. (Jacob Ford|Odessa American)
A backyard of a residential home on I Avenue is covered in trash, debris, and abandoned vehicles which becomes a breeding ground for mice, rats, snakes and mosquitos Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in West Odessa. (Jacob Ford|Odessa American)
A backyard of a residential home on I Avenue is covered in trash, debris, and abandoned vehicles which becomes a breeding ground for mice, rats, snakes and mosquitos Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in West Odessa. (Jacob Ford|Odessa American)
A backyard of a residential home on I Avenue is covered in trash, debris, and abandoned vehicles which becomes a breeding ground for mice, rats, snakes and mosquitos Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in West Odessa. (Jacob Ford|Odessa American)
Director Ector County Environmental Enforcement/Ector County Emergency Management Coordinator Ricky George leaves the backyard of a residential home on I Avenue that is covered in trash, debris, and abandoned vehicles which becomes a breeding ground for mice, rats, snakes and mosquitos Wednesday in West Odessa. (Jacob Ford|Odessa American)
Director Ector County Environmental Enforcement/Ector County Emergency Management Coordinator Ricky George scrolls over a map produced by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on April 2021 shows Ector County with the highest number of unauthorized scrap tire sites with between 2,450,000-5,000,000 tires in Texas Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in West Odessa. The map shows Ector County scrap tire sites is estimated to contain between 2,450,000-5,000,000 scrap tires of the 11,586,130 scrap tires in Texas. (Jacob Ford|Odessa American)
Director Ector County Environmental Enforcement/Ector County Emergency Management Coordinator Ricky George scrolls over a map produced by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on April 2021 shows Ector County with the highest number of unauthorized scrap tire sites with between 2,450,000-5,000,000 tires in Texas Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in West Odessa. The map shows Ector County scrap tire sites is estimated to contain between 2,450,000-5,000,000 scrap tires of the 11,586,130 scrap tires in Texas. (Jacob Ford|Odessa American)
Director Ector County Environmental Enforcement/Ector County Emergency Management Coordinator Ricky George points to aerial photo of an illegal dump of scrap tires Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in West Odessa. (Jacob Ford|Odessa American)
An illegal dump of scrap tires near West 52nd Street and North Oakhill Avenue Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in West Odessa. (Jacob Ford|Odessa American)
A residential lot is seen with trash, scrap tires, abandoned RVs near North Butterfield Avenue and West Maria Drive Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in West Odessa. (Jacob Ford|Odessa American)
An illegal dump of scrap tires lay close to residential homes Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in West Odessa. The tires pose several health risk with a fire being a major concern. (Jacob Ford|Odessa American)
An illegal dump of scrap tires lay close to residential homes Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in West Odessa. The tires pose several health risk with a fire being a major concern. (Jacob Ford|Odessa American)
Director Ector County Environmental Enforcement/Ector County Emergency Management Coordinator Ricky George speaks with remediation specialist Gilbert Maltos as he makes his route of picking up scrap tires Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in West Odessa. (Jacob Ford|Odessa American)
Director Ector County Environmental Enforcement/Ector County Emergency Management Coordinator Ricky George walks a lot that was formerly overran with scrap tires and waste near West Tomahawk Trail and South Mohawk Avenue Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in West Odessa. (Jacob Ford|Odessa American)
Director Ector County Environmental Enforcement/Ector County Emergency Management Coordinator Ricky George points out the property line of a lot that was formal over ran with scrap tires and waste but has been cleaned up, yet the neighboring lot is still covered in used tires and waste near West Tomahawk Trail and South Mohawk Avenue Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in West Odessa. (Jacob Ford|Odessa American)
Director Ector County Environmental Enforcement/Ector County Emergency Management Coordinator Ricky George speaks about how a property line of a lot that has been cleaned up contrast next to a the property to the east that is still covered in illegal dumping near West Tomahawk Trail and South Mohawk Avenue Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in West Odessa. (Jacob Ford|Odessa American)
Director Ector County Environmental Enforcement/Ector County Emergency Management Coordinator Ricky George pulls up the weight of collect waste in tonnage on his PC in his truck Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in West Odessa. (Jacob Ford|Odessa American)
Waste and dirt scrapped into a mound with tree logs with an inhabitable trailer remain a environmental risk on a lot that attracts more illegal dumps due to the lack fencing or walls around the property Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in West Odessa. (Jacob Ford|Odessa American)
A portable black and white television and AM/FM radio lays in the backyard of a residential home on I Avenue that is left covered in trash, debris, and abandoned vehicles which becomes a breeding ground for mice, rats, snakes and mosquitos Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in West Odessa. (Jacob Ford|Odessa American)
A backyard of a residential home on I Avenue is covered in trash, debris, and abandoned vehicles which becomes a breeding ground for mice, rats, snakes and mosquitos Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in West Odessa. (Jacob Ford|Odessa American)
A backyard of a residential home on I Avenue is covered in trash, debris, and abandoned vehicles which becomes a breeding ground for mice, rats, snakes and mosquitos Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in West Odessa. (Jacob Ford|Odessa American)
A backyard of a residential home on I Avenue is covered in trash, debris, and abandoned vehicles which becomes a breeding ground for mice, rats, snakes and mosquitos Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in West Odessa. (Jacob Ford|Odessa American)
An illegal dump of scrap tires left for a property owner to dispose of rest in a pile Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in West Odessa. (Jacob Ford|Odessa American)
An illegal dump of scrap tires near West 52nd Street and North Oakhill Avenue Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in West Odessa. (Jacob Ford|Odessa American)
A residential lot is seen with trash, scrap tires, abandoned RVs near North Butterfield Avenue and West Maria Drive Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in West Odessa. (Jacob Ford|Odessa American)
A residential lot is seen with trash, scrap tires, abandoned RVs near North Butterfield Avenue and West Maria Drive Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in West Odessa. (Jacob Ford|Odessa American)
Waste and dirt scrapped into a mound with tree logs and an inhabitable trailer remain a environmental risk on a lot Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in West Odessa. (Jacob Ford|Odessa American)
Waste and dirt scrapped into a mound with tree logs and an inhabitable trailer remain a environmental risk on a lot Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in West Odessa. (Jacob Ford|Odessa American)
