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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE :
Friday, July 11, 2008

LR Wastewater Hosts 5th Rate Advisory Public Hearing

Little Rock Wastewater will host a fifth public meeting on Thursday, July 24, 2008 at 6:30 pm at the Clearwater Maintenance facility located at 5300 South Shackelford Rd. to allow for a volunteer Rate Advisory Committee facilitated by Paul Vitale of Vital Communications, Inc. to study and comment on the direction and outcome of the Impact Fee Study Little Rock Wastewater (LRW) is currently undertaking.

Little Rock Wastewater (LRW) has retained the professional services of Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc. (RFC) of Kansas City, Missouri to prepare a review and update of LRW’s ancillary charges, to conduct a feasibility study of alternative system growth charges (Impact Fee), analyze LRW’s cost of wastewater collection, treatment and disposal services, recommend adjustments to our wastewater rate structure and valuation study of LRW’s property, plant and equipment.

Any interested persons may attend the public meeting at 6:30 pm on July 24, 2008 located at the LRW Clearwater Maintenance Facility on 5300 South Shackelford Rd.

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