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Clark County, Arkansas · petition

Pilot a natural pre-filter at the water plant and publish the before-and-after results

A petition to the Arkadelphia City Board of Directors, started by Brayden Sanders, founder of County Commons on 2026-10-25.
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At 400 signatures it’s printed, with the count by town, and handed to the Arkadelphia City Board of Directors at a public meeting.

Why it matters

Arkadelphia’s 2023 water quality report shows chlorine byproducts (TTHM) at a running annual average of 54 parts per billion, under the federal limit of 80; single readings ranged up to 85. The city draws from the Ouachita River, which carries natural organic matter that forms these byproducts. At four U.S. riverbank-filtration sites, dissolved organic carbon fell 55% on average. We ask the city to pilot a natural pre-filter for one season and publish the results.

Sources for the facts above: Arkadelphia water quality report, 2023 · Riverbank filtration study (AWWA Journal)

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