USACE announces public workshops for farmers in the White River basin

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host two workshops from 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 2 and 3 to meet with lower White River Basin farmers and discuss this year’s spring and summer flooding and the White River Water Control Plan.

Farmers are encouraged to register at: https://www.swl.usace.army.mil/About/White-River-Management-Farm-Comments/

Participants may arrive anytime during the two-hour window. There will be no formal presentation; Corps personnel will be available at multiple stations for one-on-one discussions. To help reduce crowding, farmers are encouraged to stagger their arrival times.

The Sept. 2 workshop will take place at the Jacksonport State Park Visitor Center, 111 Avenue St., Newport, Arkansas. The Sept. 3 workshop will be held at the Grand Prairie Center, 2709 Highway 165 South, Stuttgart, Arkansas.

USACE officials will explain how they applied the White River Water Control Manual to manage runoff from this year’s spring and summer flooding and gradually release water downstream. Stations will also cover USACE’s emergency management operations, levee program, White River management strategies, event impact maps without the dams, and ongoing public outreach efforts.

Recreation information can be found on the Internet at www.swl.usace.army.mil, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/littlerockusace and on the USACE Little Rock water level mobile app at www.swl.usace.army.mil/Home/water-control-app/.