Opinion No.

The Honorable Tim Wooldridge State Senator Post Office Box 339 Paragould, AR 72451

Dear Senator Wooldridge:

I am writing in response to your request for my opinion on two questions arising from the following reported facts:

The Arkansas Highway Department, when constructing the Highway 63 bypass south of Hoxie, contracted the design including drainage structures. The drainage structure provided for approximately 600 acres of Southwest Hoxie increased the 100 year flood height in the bypass area by approximately 2 feet according to a hydrology study by the State Highway Department hydrology…