Compromise Reached On Hot Springs Thermal Water Fees
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
Congressman Mike Ross says a meeting
Monday with Hot Springs National Park officials and businesses that
use the park`s thermal waters helped produce a compromise over
plans to increase water rates.
Instead of increasing the rates for commercial users from 25
cents per thousand gallons to $2.70 per thousand
gallons as of September first, the increase will go into effect
January first.
In addition, the rates will not increase again until after a new
study determines the future financial needs of the park to operate
the hot springs water system.
Ross called the meeting of parks officials and hotel and
hospital operators who use the thermal waters after complaints over
the sharp increase in rates.
