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Wednesday night, several Pulaski County Quorum Court members organized a community forum about a controversial potential land deal between Central Arkansas Water and a county planning board member.   |   Ray Vogelpohl Letter (38.9KB)

A lawsuit filed in circuit court Tuesday claims money given by Central Arkansas Water to Pulaski County to enforce land use regulations in the Maumelle Watershed must be returned to the ratepayers.

A land deal brewing between Central Arkansas Water and a Pulaski County property owner could cost CAW customers half a million dollars.

Thursday afternoon, a group of landowners from the Lake Maumelle watershed wanted to know why Central Arkansas Water is in negotiations to potentially pay a Pulaski County planning commissioner hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Tuesday night, the Pulaski County Quorum Court passed two amendments concering the Lake Maumelle Watershed.

Central Arkansas Water is juggling ten more violations after property owners report environmental hazards at their construction sites to the ADEQ. They're working on Lake Maumelle which is where we get most of our drinking water. Property owners there warn if the violations get any worse, many believe it could pollute our water.

A Bigelow woman accuses Central Arkansas Water of violating state and county environmental rules while building a new water tower and pumping site near Lake Maumelle.

Monday night, the Central Arkansas Water Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to support zoning regulations for the Lake Maumelle Watershed. It is a plan many property owners oppose.

The Pulaski County Planning Board voted unanimously to recommend the quorum court’s approval of the Lake Maumelle Watershed Land Use Plan Tuesday night.

Tuesday night, the Pulaski County Quorum Court tabled a controversial land use plan for the Lake Maumelle Watershed until a U.S. Geological Survey study on the environment comes out.