The city of Little Rock has announced a news conference on its receipt of a $900,000 federal grant — to be matched by more than $600,000 in city money — for a project in the 100-500 blocks of Main Street to test managing water runoff with “porous pavers, tree wells, rain gardens and other water filtration practices.” The green project will also serve as an educational exercise for the nearby eStem charter school.

Noted: The federal EPA grant is funneled through the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission. A touch of irony. The Arkansas Farm Bureau is currently attempting to use the ANRC as a last-minute intervenor to discredit the Central Arkansas Water’s carefully developed plan for controlling runoff in the Lake Maumelle watershed to protect the city water supply.

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