The Auxvasse City Council approved a near final draft of the city's water system improvements design and contract documents at Tuesday's meeting.
The documents - prepared by Allstate Consultants, the engineering firm the city hired to design the project mandated by Environmental Protection Agency and state Department of Natural Resources regulations - will be sent to the DNR for final revisions and approval.
Once the documents are approved, Allstate representative Tony King told the council the project would "go pretty quick."
"Once we get DNR's approval, we're going to rock "n' roll," King said. "Our goal is to submit the contract tomorrow. Once we get the construction permit submitted, we can bid the project."
To help the tornado-stricken people of Dumas and surroundings, donations can be made to the Delta Area Disaster Relief Fund, care of the Delta Area Community Foundation, P.O. Box 894, Dumas, AR, 71639, or through the Arkansas Community Foundation, 700 S. Rock St., Little Rock, AR, 72202.