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[Archived] Arkansas paper got it wrong

| News | January 12, 2013

In the story below (see home page articles) the correct information should be 1 mg/L NOT .1 mg/L.


Water Wars Waged Again With Latest Lawsuit 
Complaint Comes As Water Quality Improves, Officials Say
By Jeff Niese
The NW Arkansas Morning News
6/16/05 


The 2003 agreement requires Northwest Arkansas cities that discharge into the Illinois watershed to meet a phosphorus level of 0.037 milligrams per liter by 2012. Most cities discharge with a phosphorus level of 0.1 milligrams per liter now. (WRONG).