20 October 2019 – The Project Information Report was completed. The Benefit to Cost Ratio was 0.43 which is below the requirement for assistance. The project is ineligible for rehabilitation assistance. Rehabilitation Assistance projects must have a favorable Benefit-to-Cost Ratio (i.e., > 1.0) in accordance with the Principles and Guidelines contained in Chapter 6, ER 1105-2-100, regarding National Economic Development (NED) Benefit Cost Analysis.
12 July 2019 – 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.