Panel studies plan for managing river
The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission will host another meeting to discuss developing a nonregulatory watershed management plan for the Middle White River, according to a news release from the agency's contractor, FTN Associates.
It will be the third of four public planning meetings. It will be held at the Independence Hall banquet room on the campus of the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville, starting at 9:30 a.m. and ending no later than noon.
Officials will go over suggested management goals, estimated costs and benefits and other management practices designed to improve and protect the Middle White River, the release said.
EPA set to review enforcement work
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of the Inspector General will conduct a review of the agency's enforcement actions from July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2018, according to an Inspector General project notification.
The EPA conducts enforcement action all over the country, including in Arkansas.
The review will explore trends in results of enforcement actions and what factors influenced enforcement results.
Some fees waived for Veterans Day
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is waiving day-use fees today and Monday at its boat launch ramps and swimming beaches in Arkansas.
The fee waiver is to commemorate Veterans Day, which is today, but applies to all visitors.
The Corps of Engineers has more than 2,800 recreational sites across the country. In Arkansas, lakes with boat ramps and swimming beaches include Lake Ouachita, Greers Ferry Lake and Bull Shoals Lake.
High temperatures throughout much of the state are expected to be below 50 degrees both days.
Cleanup praised at Fourche Creek
Volunteers pulled nearly 3,000 pounds of trash, including 29 tires, from Fourche Creek in Little Rock's southern half at a cleanup earlier this month.
Friends of Fourche Creek hosted the cleanup at the State Fairgrounds. The State Fair provided snacks and equipment, and Keep Little Rock Beautiful provided cleanup supplies.
The group, which includes members of several conservation groups in Arkansas, hosts four cleanups each year and removes thousands of pounds of waste that pollutes the secluded and otherwise serene creek.
Group to discuss Buffalo River work
The Beautiful Buffalo River Action Committee will meet Tuesday for the final time in 2018, a news release from the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality states.
Leaders from several state agencies will convene from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the department's North Little Rock headquarters. The group discusses nonregulatory efforts to study and improve the Buffalo River.
NW News on 11/12/2018