LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock District reports that the President’s Fiscal Year 2027 Budget includes $23.8 million in federal funding for the district’s civil works program.
The proposed funding will improve the reliability and resiliency of the district’s multi-purpose reservoirs and inland waterway navigation system, while enhancing the environment, generating hydroelectric power, providing recreational activities to the public and reducing the risk of flooding.
The FY27 budget provides $11.1 million for operation and maintenance of 12 reservoirs across Arkansas and southern Missouri. The reservoirs provide flood risk reduction in the White River and Little River watersheds and create recreation opportunities for the 20 million people that visit the district’s recreation areas each year. Additionally, several of the district’s reservoirs provide reliable drinking water to more than 400,000 people annually.
Also included in the budget is $12.7 million in operations and maintenance funds to provide reliable navigation via the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System.
A list of civil works projects, programs and activities included in the FY27 budget are available at https://www.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Budget/.
The Little Rock District manages $30 billion in public infrastructure across 750,000 acres of public land and water. The district is responsible for more than 300 miles of navigable waterways, 13 navigation locks and dams, seven hydroelectric power plants, 168 recreation areas and 12 multi-purpose reservoirs which have prevented more than $7.7 billion in flood damage.
The district’s additional missions include emergency response and regulatory responsibilities in Arkansas.
Information about the USACE Little Rock District 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/.
Release no. 26-039