LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- The Army Corps of Engineers’ Little Rock District reminds interested parties that it is hosting a public workshop April 17 on the draft Three River Feasibility Study and Environmental Assessment.
The drop-in style workshop will be held from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the Delta Rivers Nature Center, 1400 Black Dog Road in Pine Bluff. During the workshop Corps representatives will be available to answer one-on-one questions from the public about the study.
The study is being conducted to identify and recommend plans that provide a long-term environmentally sustainable solution to ensure the continued safe use of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System and prevent long-term lost navigation. The study area is the confluence of the Arkansas, White and Mississippi Rivers in Arkansas and Desha counties.
The draft report is available for review at: https://go.usa.gov/xX5uu.
The public’s input may be provided at the workshop or at any time during the public comment period. The comment period began March 31, and runs through April 30.
Comments can be mailed to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock District, Regional Planning and Environmental Center, P.O Box 867, Little Rock, AR 72203-0867 or e-mailed to
3Rivers@usace.army.mil.
Release no. 17-035