by - September 3, 2025 6:10 pm
With funds in place to address a federal consent decree on the City of Fort Smith sewer system, there now is pressure to fix an aging water system. Director Christina…
by - August 26, 2025 9:00 pm
There are big-ticket items, and then there is the estimated $328 million to $585 million needed to make upgrades to Fort Smith’s water treatment operations and to complete a 48-inch…
by - July 11, 2024 8:21 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Thursday (July 11) at a special meeting approved a water rate increase that will start Aug. 1 but put off a second increase…
by - July 9, 2024 4:43 pm
Proposed broad water rate increases are once again on the Fort Smith Board of Directors agenda – this time at a special meeting called for Thursday (July 11). The increase…
by - May 20, 2024 8:16 pm
Fort Smith Board of Directors members agreed Monday (May 20) that more citizen involvement might be necessary before they make any decisions on increasing water rates later this year. Because…
by - May 8, 2024 9:10 am
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (May 7) approved raising a broad set of fees for everything from turning on service to insufficient funds charges. The board also…
by - April 22, 2024 1:11 pm
Fort Smith’s water rates come in below many cities in Arkansas, but the combined water and sewer rate for residential customers is above the state average. However, Fort Smith rates…
by - April 10, 2024 6:42 am
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (April 9) agreed to discuss a possible water rate at an upcoming board meeting after being presented a proposal that could raise…
by - February 12, 2024 6:12 pm
Of the $26.343 million total water charges billed in 2023 by the City of Fort Smith, 32% or $8.534 million was billed to residential customers. The residential customers were responsible…
by - December 13, 2023 5:19 pm
A water rate study presented to the Fort Smith Board of Directors at a study session Tuesday (Dec. 12) suggests a 50% increase in residential water users within the city…
by - February 16, 2023 9:11 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors were given lots to consider – including a hoped for change to state law – during two study sessions this week about what residents…
by - April 24, 2018 8:21 pm
Fort Smith Utilities Director Jerry Walters on Tuesday (April 24) updated the Board on several projects his department has going, including how the city could be losing between $2 million…
by - October 19, 2017 5:39 pm
Fort Smith Utilities Director Jerry Walters expects the city’s water meter replacement program to be phased in over a two-year period at a cost of $7 million. To date, Walters…
