Crawford County Levee District

Arkansas River | Locally Operated by Crawford County Levee District No. 1

Stream

Arkansas River

Bank Position

Left Bank

Operator

Crawford County LD No. 1

Current Status

90% Complete

Background Information

Background: The Crawford County Levee District No. 1 system was damaged during the May/June 2019 Arkansas River Flood Event, leading to the Levee Sponsor submitting a Public Law (PL) 84-99 Rehabilitation Assistance request to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Little Rock District (SWL). Crawford County Levee is locally operated and maintained by the Crawford County Levee District No. 1.

National Levee Database: Detailed technical information about this levee system is available in the National Levee Database.

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Current Action

Status: Engineering and Design funding has been received to begin work on the Crawford County levee repair project.

Project Purpose

The purpose of this rehabilitation project is to repair the levee system to its authorized level of flood risk management.

Levee System Location Map

Crawford County Levee System Location Map

Project Timeline

16 July 2021
Construction Progress Update

Contractor is working on final lift of seepage berm. Project approximately 90% complete.

23 September 2020
Construction Contract Awarded

Construction contract awarded to begin levee rehabilitation work.

22 September 2020
Easements Obtained

Construction easements obtained by the levee district.

17 July 2020
Cultural Resources Survey

Cultural Resources Survey underway.

15 July 2020
Design Plans Complete

Design Plans Complete (BCOES Certification).

07 January 2020
Project Delivery Team Kickoff

Project Delivery Team (PDT) kickoff meeting conducted with design team members. E&D work is ongoing for rehabilitating the Crawford County Levee District No. 1 system. The team is anticipating to be done with the E&D process by early 2020. Once E&D is completed, a construction contract will be advertised and awarded to repair the system. Rights of entry are being obtained. E&D work continues.

10 December 2019
Cooperation Agreement Signed

The cooperation agreement between SWL and the local sponsor was signed. Rights of entry are being obtained. E&D work continues.

22 November 2019
Engineering and Design Progress

Engineering and Design (E&D) work continues for rehabilitating the Crawford County levee system. The team is still anticipating to be done with the E&D process by early 2020.

12 November 2019
Project Kickoff Meeting

Project kickoff meeting with local sponsor – Crawford County Levee District No. 1. Meeting conducted to review the rehabilitation process, cooperation agreement, cultural resource and real estate requirements.

29 October 2019
E&D Funding Received

E&D funding received.

28 October 2019
Project Information Report Approved

The Project Information Report has been approved by the USACE Southwestern Division Commander. Engineering and Design (E&D) funding has been requested. Once funding has been received, the USACE team will coordinate with the Levee Sponsor on the design of the overall levee repair project.

12 July 2019
Initial Assessment Completed

An initial site damage assessment and economic analysis has been completed by the USACE Little Rock District (SWL) team. From this initial assessment, the team has determined that there are damages to the levee system that are eligible for Public Law (PL) 84-99 Rehabilitation Assistance.

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