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U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) and Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-AR) toured the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) hydroelectric power plant in Ozark on Tuesday. Summer is the time of peak power usage and Ozark Powerhouse plays a critical role…

Four Arkansas municipalities have received funding approval for water and wastewater projects. In total, the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Commission has disbursed more than $59 million for the four projects. The commission approved loans totaling $59,633,800 on March…

Seven water and wastewater projects have received funding from the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Commission. In total, the commission approved $4,626,938 in loans. The largest loan went to the East End Improvement District No. 1 in Saline County,…

 More than $2.4 million has been approved for water and wastewater projects in Arkansas. On Nov. 18, the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Commission authorized $2,422,683.37for water/wastewater projects in seven Arkansas communities. These projects are expected to impact approximately…

A Georgia-based liquid gas technology firm and manufacturer has acquired BlueInGreen, a water cleantech company in Fayetteville. Chart Industries has purchased BlueInGreen, which is a water solutions company that provides a method for delivering dissolved oxygen, carbon dioxide and ozone…

by Tyler Hale The Trump administration rolled out a new change to the definition of the “waters of the United States” that is aimed at rolling back Obama-era environmental regulations. During a National Association of Home Builders International Builders’ Show…

The Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Commission has issued more than $42 million in loans to eight Arkansas communities for water and wastewater projects. The projects were approved on Thursday, Jan. 16 by the commission. Most of the loans…

by Tyler Hale Seven water and wastewater projects in Arkansas have received funding from the state Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Commission.  In total, the Natural Resources Commission approved $12,299,195 in loans for the seven projects. Six of the projects…

by Dwain Hebda Groundwater concerns prompt conservation, new technology Ed Swaim clicks a button on his laptop, putting in motion a computer model of the Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer, the most important source of groundwater for agricultural purposes on…

In Arkansas, there are on average 71 billion gallons of water flowing in rivers, 4.8 trillion gallons in lakes and 200 trillion gallons in the ground. Our state is abundant with water resources and much of our economy depends on…