Flood control and leaking water lines discussed at Fayetteville meeting on state water plan

March 28, 2024 at 4:12 a.m.

by Doug Thompson

People gaze at the flooded Arkansas River Tuesday, May 28, 2019, from the bridge on Garrison Avenue in downtown Fort Smith. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/BEN GOFF)
People gaze at the flooded Arkansas River Tuesday, May 28, 2019, from the bridge on Garrison Avenue in downtown Fort Smith. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/BEN GOFF)

FAYETTEVILLE -- Flood control and leaking water lines were topics raised at a public forum Wednesday on revising the state's water plan.

Flooding in the Arkansas River Valley since 2019 puts an emphasis on the issue of flood control in the decision to revise the water plan, said Ryan Benefield, deputy...

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