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

To: the Arkadelphia City Board of Directors

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…

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