Hot Springs hoping to keep current land application of effluent an option

Looking westward from atop a hill, two storage ponds located behind the Coffee Cup Fuel Stop at Maverick Junction sit on property owned by Gary and Sharon Romey. For the past 40 years, these two ponds have accepted effluent from the City of Hot Springs’ wastewater treatment facility where the water is held and eventually used for land application. The higher pond on the right receives the effluent directly via gravity through a 10-inch PVC pipe and then applies the water to a nearby field for flood irrigati
Looking westward from atop a hill, two storage ponds located behind the Coffee Cup Fuel Stop at Maverick Junction sit on property owned by Gary and Sharon Romey. For the past 40 years, these two ponds have accepted effluent from the City of Hot Springs’ wastewater treatment facility where the water is held and eventually used for land application. The higher pond on the right receives the effluent directly via gravity through a 10-inch PVC pipe and then applies the water to a nearby field for flood irrigati

HOT SPRINGS – With the January 1, 2026, deadline to apply for a loan from the state’s Revolving Fund now here, the City of Hot Springs should learn by March whether or not its plan to build a new $27.7 million wastewater treatment facility can take the next steps forward.

However, one important aspect of the facility plan, that is still a point of contention, is how the proposed new plant will disc…