Consolidated Water Department
North Little Rock obtains its water supply from the publicly owned Little Rock system. Little Rocks raw water supply comes from two man-made lakes (Lake Winona and Lake Maumelle) in the area having a combined storage capacity of 82 billion gallons in reservoirs. Two municipal treating plants at Little Rock treat the water with combined rated capacity of 148 million gallons per day.
Pumping capacity for the North Little Rock portion of the system is 44 million gallons per day, with peak consumption of 27.5 million gallons per day. The city uses an average of 16,000,000 gallons per day with a total amount of water reserve in the city system of 5,000,000 gallons. A chemical analysis of city water is available. (PSI) insurance bureau standards meet with total insurance coverage.
Waste Water Department
North Little Rock operates three secondary treatment plants with a combined capacity of 23.1 million gallons per day. Present usage is 3.3 MGD-23.1 MGD with a percent of capacity used ranging from 14% to 100%. Future capacity of the sewer system is 26 MGD. No restrictions have been placed on the Waste Water Treatment System. The age of the sewer system is less than 1 year to more than 100 years.
Solid Waste
The city operates a privately owned landfill but is looking at other sites. Types of waste materials which can be disposed: Class II, IV authorized (Arkansas Department of Pollution Control and Ecology).
Presently the city has initiated a waste management-recycling program. Two collection bins separating newspapers, aluminum, and glass are positioned throughout the city. Costs of the program are defrayed by selling recycled materials. A countywide solid waste management program is under consideration.
Electricity
The North Little Rock metropolitan area is in the enviable position of having utilities in ample supply. Electric service is supplied by the North Little Rock Electric Department, which presently purchases its power wholesale from the Entergy System.
In 1988 the city constructed its own hydroelectric cogeneration plant on the Arkansas River. The plants water turbines feature the single largest gear in operation anywhere in the world. The plants two generators are capable of generating 42 megawatts of power at peak capacity, enabling the city to furnish fully 20 percent of its own fixedcost-fuel electricity. With this plant on line, the city is in the enviable position of having reasonably priced utilities. North Little Rock rates are typically 15% lower for residents. There is no franchise tax levied on businesses, consequently, rates for business/industry are lower than surrounding municipalities.
During the months of June, July, August, and September, the discount rate is 20% for residents.
Entergy recently completed a 15-year construction program that added 1.7 million kilowatts of nuclear-generated power and 1.2 million kilowatts of coal-fired generation to 2.6 million kilowatts of gas and oil units. The company serves 65 of Arkansas 75 counties, in addition to 13 counties in Missouri, with more than 300,000 customers.
Transmission voltage (KV rating) service the city: 115 KV
Distribution voltage (KV rating) service the city: 13.8 KV
Sources of energy and a number of different feeds serve the city: Entergy Arkansas, Light North Little Rock Hydro Plant (Murray Lock and Dam #7) through Nine Switch Stations
Natural Gas
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