Sept.23-27, 2019

September 2–13, 2019

WATER SUPPLY PROJECT

Engineering/ Utilities

Welding bowl at Cornerstone tank

A total of 11 trucks recently delivered
fabricated steel plates to the Cornerstone
tank construction site from the CB&I
manufacturing facility in Houston. Before
the pieces were shipped, they were
sandblasted and painted with primer to
ensure no corrosion takes place prior to
them being welded together and painted
on site. The plates are between .5 and 1.5
inches thick, and because of their weight
had to be transported on many trucks. When
completed, the tank will hold 3 million
gallons of water, the structure will weigh 6
million pounds, and will weigh 32 million
pounds when filled with water.

(Right) An inspector from Crist Engineers took this photo in Houston during the preparation process of
the steel pieces for the Cornerstone tank. (ABOVE) Three trucks arrive at the Cornerstone site with the
steel plates.

Boring into Blakely Mountain

Geotechnical drilling at the Blakely Mountain
intake site began on August 31, with representatives
from the City, Crist Engineers, U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, Aldea (geotechnical investigation
engineering firm) and REI Drilling. The first 10
feet of drilling produced samples of soft shale and
weathered sandstone. Boring 2,100 feet into Blakely
Mountain will last the next couple of months.

(LEFT) Core samples are analyzed.
Adjacent to the box of samples is
one of the drill bits, which uses
diamonds to cut through the stone.
(RIGHT) Drillers empty ten feet of
core samples into a columned box.

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Stormwater Sites of the Month - September 2019

Small Stormwater Site
Commercial Site

All Creatures Animal Hospital
2350 Higdon Ferry Rd.

Dr. David Smith, owner (not pictured);
Randy Kincannon, site superintendent (left);
Chris Harrison, stormwater site inspector (right)

Large Stormwater Site
Commercial Site

Future development for senior housing
Grand Oaks, 152 Files Rd.
Larry Burroughs, owner/general contractor/
stormwater site inspector

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Permit Summary (08/22/19 - 09/5/19) Residential Permits
• 2 permits; total value of $130,000
Non-Residential Permits • Items of interest:
• 41 permits; total value of $1,327,439 • 320 Little John Trail - Jason Taylor
• Items of interest: (RES - 19 - 2984) $130,000
• 228 W. Grand Avenue - new Burger King • 212 Carriage Creek Court, Hughes
restaurant (BL-19-2805) $906,000 Design, (RES - 19 - 3001) $420,000

Court cases for the week VIOLATION RESULT JUDGE
9 Premise violations Guilty plea; $75 fines Graham
ADDRESS
302 Mill Creek

Community Development Block Grant funds announced

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has approved $450,010 in 2019 Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding. Projects will include replacement of the bathroom at Linden Park;
construction of an ADA accessibility ramp at Habitat for Humanity's Restore; bus shelters at Ouachita Behavioral Health
& Wellness and on Hobson Avenue near Lacy Street; sidewalk and ADA accessibility improvements on Arbor Street,
Cedar Street, Malvern Avenue and Park Avenue; and the RA Psychle Community Call, Care and Compliance (4C) lawn
care services for qualifying elderly and disabled residents beginning next spring.

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Burn ban in effect

The Hot Springs Fire Department has issued a burn ban on September 12 for the City of
Hot Springs. The ban is based on the potential hazard associated with low humidity and
elevated winds. All open burning is prohibited, and all burn permits issued prior to the
burn ban are canceled. The ban will be lifted when current conditions are improved.

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Dump Sites

Staff located several illegal dump sites in the City (photos at right),
including the 100 block of Dillion Street, the 400 block of Denver
Street, the 400 block of Barrett Street, and the 800 block of Wade Street.
Each site was cleaned up by staff with the City's CAPS truck. Anyone
who witnesses illegal dumping is encouraged to call Solid Waste,
501-321-6911, or Code Enforcement, 501-321-6650. Fines for illegal
dumping range from $250 to $500.

Senior citizens recycle

On Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019, the Solid Waste staff spoke with a group of
senior citizens at the CHI St. Vincent Senior Center about recycling and
recycling programs in the City of Hot Springs, such as the Earth Angel
Recycling program; Clean, Attractive Property Service (C.A.P.S.); the 24
hour drop-off center; the E-Waste Recycle Center drop-off; as well as the
district funded events of Spring Fling and the Household Hazardous
Waste event in May.

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Water main upgrades in District 2 neighborhood

The Utility Department and Public Works Street Division have
worked on upgrading the water mains and repaving the area
near the Garland County Library over the past year.

The Street Division cleared the area of hazards and provided
traffic control while the Utility Department upgraded the water
mains along Nickels, Woodridge, Fulton and Riley streets from
2-inch galvanized pipes to 6-inch ductile iron pipes. By doing
this, drainage can be recovered along the existing curb and
gutter. Four fire hydrants were also added (the new hydrant
located at the corner of Nickels and Riley streets is seen at right).

The Street Division then cleaned up debris, re-established street
surface grades and provided insight to neighborhood citizens
about drainage and street surface elevation. While the streets were being paved during the City's 2019 Annual Paving
Program, the Street Division also provided manpower to direct traffic and equipment including backhoes, road graders
and bucket and dump trucks.

The streets that received the 2.25-mile of hot mix asphaltic concrete (HMAC) repavement were Banks, Grant, Fulton,
Riley, Nickels and Woodridge.

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Employee accomplishments

• Justin DeArmon received his Solid Waste Apprentice License from the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality.

• Lee Doege passed the Grade IV Water Treatment License Test. Lee previously held a Grade I license, and was able to
skip the test for Grades II and III.

• Cody Howell received a letter of gratitude and high praise from a resident of Country Club Village for the department’s
response to that community’s request to test their water supply for lead.