JONESBORO — The Arkansas Department of Agriculture will host a series of public meetings for stakeholders to help identify current water issues, needs, and best practicable solutions as it updates the Arkansas water plan.
Representatives from all water use sectors, including interested water planning groups, state and federal agencies, legislators, and local entities are encouraged to participate.
The meetings will be held the week of Monday, May 6, through Friday, May 10, starting on Monday, May 6, at the Fowler Center in Jonesboro. The topic will be water infrastructure.
There will also be meetings on Tuesday, May 7, at the Fort Smith Convention Center on the drinking water supply; on Wednesday, May 8, at the Donald W. Reynolds Campus and Community Center in Magnolia on the industrial water supply and mineral extraction; on Thursday, May 9, at the Rice Research and Extension Center in Stuttgart on the agricultural water supply; and on Friday, May 10, at the Arkansas Cooperative Extension State Office in Little rock on environmental quality and creation.
All meetings will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with location-specific discussions starting at 1 p.m.
For more information, visit the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s website at agriculture.arkansas.gov.
