ARKANSAS, USA — Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Friday announced plans for a review of the state’s levee system to better prepare for floods and reduce flood risk to people, businesses and critical infrastructure.
Sanders said she signed a memorandum of agreement with the Commissioner of State Lands to conduct the state’s first-ever full inventory of levees. It authorizes the Arkansas Department of Agriculture to work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the project under a cost-sharing agreement. State Lands has agreed to provide up to $250,000 as the state’s portion of the cost.
The move comes after historic flooding in 2019 that breached levees and caused more than $3 billion in damage across the state. A task force appointed by then-Gov. Asa Hutchinson came up with 17 recommendations for improved oversight of the levee system, but as Arkansas Business has reported, it’s unclear how many of the recommendations have been implemented.
To read more on the Arkansas governor's latest announcement, our content partner Arkansas Business has the full article here.
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