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Desha County reports asbestos abatement complete at former Delta Memorial Hospital; next phase awaits DEQ confirmation
Summary
The county reported completion of asbestos abatement at the former Delta Memorial Hospital; the County Judge said he will contact the Arkansas Department of Corrections to begin the next cleanup phase after written confirmation from the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).
At the Jan. 15, 2026 meeting, Desha County officials reported that asbestos abatement at the former Delta Memorial Hospital has been completed.
County Judge Wayne Smith told the court that once the county receives written confirmation from the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), he will contact the Arkansas Department of Corrections to initiate the next phase of the cleanup process. The minutes do not specify the scope, timeline or cost of the next phase, nor do they provide the DEQ confirmation or a scheduled start date for Department of Corrections involvement.
The minutes record the completion of abatement work but do not include additional technical details or contractor names for the abatement or the cleanup phases. Those details were not specified in the Jan. 15 minutes and would need to be obtained from county project files or subsequent meeting records.
