WaterwaysSaturday, November 7
Arkansas is putting $8.4 million from the Monsanto settlement into 21 waterway projects
The Today in Little Rock team
If you spend time around Fourche Creek or War Memorial Park, some of this money is headed your way. Attorney General Tim Griffin announced $8.4 million Friday for 21 waterway improvement and restoration projects across Arkansas, paid for by the state's settlement with Monsanto over PCB contamination claims.
Pulaski and Saline county projects get up to $500,000 each
Source: K8 News
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| War Memorial Park Restoration (Pulaski) | $500K |
| Alum Fork Saline River (Saline) | $350K |
| North Fork Saline River, Zuber (Saline) | $350K |
| Friends of Fourche Creek (Pulaski) | $100K |
- Settlement announced: Oct. 2, with Monsanto, Solutia and Pharmacia
- Use: restricted to water quality purposes
- $1 million each: Eleven Point River, Crooked Creek, Bayou Bartholomew
The release designates $6.7 million for Arkansas Game and Fish Commission projects and $1.7 million for other waterway projects.
Most of the $8.4 million runs through the Game and Fish Commission
Waterway funding from the Monsanto settlement, $8.4 million, by where it comes from and where it goes
Comes from
$8.4 million
Goes to
Comes from
- $8.4M Monsanto settlement 100%
$8.4 million
Goes to
- $6.7M Game and Fish projects 80%
- $1.7M Other waterway projects 20%
Source: K8 News
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| Amount | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| From: Monsanto settlement | $8.4 million | 100% |
| To: Game and Fish projects | $6.7 million | 80% |
| To: Other waterway projects | $1.7 million | 20% |
“Today, we are putting those dollars to work by investing in projects that will make a meaningful difference in waterways across our state.”
Separately, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced a new slate of board and commission appointments, including two residents of the Saline County area.
Sources: K8 News, The Saline Courier