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Benton County hires consultant to rewrite drainage manual; planners press for enforcement and thresholds
Summary
County staff said Priest Nichols is drafting a stormwater drainage manual to standardize runoff calculations, detention standards and review criteria; planning board members urged stronger enforcement, higher design storms and guidance for small nonprofit and small‑scale projects.
County planning staff told the Feb. 7 joint meeting that Benton County hired Priest Nichols to develop a standardized stormwater drainage criteria manual and that the first draft would be delivered to the county in mid‑February for a one‑month review before a final manual expected around mid‑May.
"Benton County has hired Priest Nichols, a third party engineering company, to develop…
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