Regulations on drainage issues need updating, state planners told

In this Wednesday May 12 2021 file photo Benton County officials look at flood damage to Col. Meyers Road 100 yards north of Wager Road in Cave Springs. Tim Gehring with the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management also inspected the flood damage, one of hundreds of damage sites he will assess in the next two weeks, to seek funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. 
(NWA Democrat Gazette/Flip Putthoff)
In this Wednesday May 12 2021 file photo Benton County officials look at flood damage to Col. Meyers Road 100 yards north of Wager Road in Cave Springs. Tim Gehring with the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management also inspected the flood damage, one of hundreds of damage sites he will assess in the next two weeks, to seek funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. (NWA Democrat Gazette/Flip Putthoff)

WEST SILOAM SPRINGS, Okla. -- Local standards for managing water runoff need updating to handle the growth in Northwest Arkansas, state planners from Arkansas and Oklahoma were told Tuesday.

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