City of Yellville

Amount Appropriated?

$2.2M

FFID tracks stages 1–2 — stages 3–5 vary by agency, assistance type, and earmark structure.

Project Description

The City of Yellville\u2019s existing sanitary sewer collection system is in very poor condition. During the approximate the period from January 1, 2019, to April 30, 2021, the City of Yellville reported seventy-two (72) significant Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSOs) in its sanitary sewer collection system. The reoccurring SSOs have and will continue to negatively impact the lives of the residents of Yellville. The manholes at four of these locations are on streets in residential or commercial areas. Additionally, if the issues go untreated, the sewage could reach the nearby bodies of water, greatly affecting the water quality and halting the recreation activities that residents enjoy. The proximity of the SSOs to people\u2019s homes, workplaces, and recreation areas could have detrimental effects to the public health, stunt population growth, and harm the economy of the City of Yellville and surrounding areas.\n \nThe project will fund the improvements necessary to correct the issues including the replacement of damaged clay pipe with PVC sewer main and fourteen manholes. Improvements to the lift stations on US Highway 62 and Arkansas Highway 14 would include the construction of an equalization basin at the former lift station, installation of generators, and other general improvements. Similarly, improvements to the existing wastewater treatment plant would include construction of an anoxic basin, a new lift station, and improvements to the aeration system.