City of Bryant presents stormwater plan to address future flooding at Thursday meeting

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04-04-2025

BRYANT, Ark. – The city of Bryant held a meeting Thursday night to introduce the draft of a master stormwater plan.
The plan aims at addressing 12 areas of the town that often see continual flooding problems, creating a stand-alone stormwater utility, and finding funding for the projects and new utility.
Bryant presents draft stormwater plan for flooding and infrastructure upgrades
The committee, which is made up of four city council members and four residents, is asking for input from the public on these flooding plans and funding for the plans.
The first task is the draft of the Master Stormwater Plan.
It identifies 12 areas of the town that often see continual flooding problems.
One of those areas is on Rodeo Drive near Shoal Creek, where Joel Smith, who gave a public comment, lives.
'This is my home, I would like to make it my permanent home, but the continual flooding problems is an issue,' Smith said.
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The second task for the committee is creating a stand-alone stormwater utility.
'It's crucial so that we can address the needs as they come up and hopefully we can address them before they are huge,' Treat said.
Right now, stormwater is run through the streets department.
'The actual maintenance of the stormwater systems is the streets guys, they do it,' Public Works Director Tim Fournier said.
The mayor reiterated that the street department is funding itself and the stormwater, which is why he is pushing and supporting it to be separate entities.
Lastly, the committee is tasked with finding funding for the projects and new utilities.
The funding has the potential to come from multiple avenues, which is why the committee is asking for input from the public on these flooding plans and funding for the plans.
'Some may ask why you are raising our water rate or raising other things, well, because milk has gone up, gas has gone up, so has the cost of maintaining the stormwater system,' resident committee member Scott Staples said.
The full plan can be read on .
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