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Benton Utilities Share Board is striving to help customers save on their electric bill by giving away fans again this year. As an added bonus this year they are also giving energy efficient light bulbs. Each qualifying customer is eligible to receive one box fan and up to four 60 watt equivalent CFL light bulbs. Even if you do not need another fan, you may apply to receive the energy efficient light bulbs. To qualify, you must have been a contributing member of the Share Program for at least 6 months and have a total yearly household income of $25,000.00 or less.

Benton Utilities will be advertising for a water main upgrade project in April of this year. The project is located in the area of Lillian and Carpenter Streets. This project will involve installing a new 10" water main along Lillian Street then north along Carpenter to near Military Road. We will also replace the existing 2" main along Lillian Street to near Military with a new 6" water main. In addition to the water main replacement, we will install new service lines, meters and adding new fire hydrants.

The On-Line Bill Pay option will be unavailable Saturday, April 25, 2015 from 8:00 AM until 8:00 PM.  We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause you.  Our software will be updated during this time. 

April 9, 2015 at 5:30 P.M. - The Benton Utilities Water Dept. Is nearing completion repairing the water main on Riviera in Hurricane Lake Estates. They are flushing the lines right now then they will start shutting the flow down and make sure the repair holds. If all goes well, water pressure should be back to normal in approx. 30 minutes.

Benton Utilities Water Dept. recently responded to the report of a major water leak on Riviera in Hurricane Lake Estates. They have since called in an Emergency Locate and gathered the necessary supplies to make a repair to a busted 6" water main. To make the necessary repairs, they will be closing some valves in the area around 4 PM. Customers in the area of Riviera will notice little to no water pressure during the time it takes to make the repairs. Current estimate is approx. 2 hours to complete.

Benton Fire Department - Spring 2015 Hydrant Testing

Starting Wednesday, April 8th, the Benton Fire Department, in coordination with Benton Utilities, will be testing public fire hydrants within the city limits of Benton. To pose as little of an inconvenience as possible, Fire Department crews will conduct testing during daylight hours. Testing will last for approximately 3 weeks.

Benton Utilities (BU) is proud to announce plans to construct its second utility owned electric sub-station. The first sub-station the Utility built is located on Dale Ave by our main office. This station supplies 30 million watts of power to our city. It is capable of serving 1/3 of our total energy use. This station went on line in September of 2014. The second substation is scheduled to go on-line in late 2017!

PRESS RELEASE

Boil Order Issued on April 2, 2015 has been lifted as of April 3, 2015.

The boil order issued for those that were affected by the water pressure loss has now been lifted. The following areas that were included in the boil order were customers on Canterbury, Silica Heights, Summit, Cole Dr., Meyers, Coral Cove, Tiner Cove Country Oaks Dr., Wakley Cove and South of the Silica Heights Church.

This past summer Benton Utilities awarded two contracts for the construction of a 12" water main and access road along with a 250,000 gallon elevated water storage tank located north of the Hurricane Lake Subdivision. Low bidder for the 12" water main and access road was H&H Excavation Inc. from Benton, Arkansas in the amount of $ 193,251.86. Low bidder for the elevated tank was Caldwell Tanks Inc. out of Louisville, Kentucky in the amount of $ 1,180,000.00.

As a customer, you have the opportunity to "like" our page on Facebook as another method we use to notify our customers when utility problems arise.  Find it at: www.facebook.com/benton.utilities

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