PUBLIC WORKS

The Public Works Department is responsible for providing lake management, recycling, sanitation, street maintenance, wastewater, water, and building and vehicle maintenance (for POA facilities and vehicles).

Hot Springs Village Public Works Department provides utility installation, as well as lake management, parks and grounds maintenance, recycling, sanitation, street maintenance, water and wastewater operation and maintenance, and vehicle/building maintenance.

Holiday Sanitation Schedule

Sanitation Schedule (PDF)

Sanitation Rules & Regulations (PDF)

Recycling Information (PDF)

Lake Management

The Arkansas Games & Fish Commission stocks all Hot Springs Village lakes. Over the years, bluegill, green sunfish, channel catfish, black (largemouth) and spotted bass, black and white crappie, carp and bait fish have been stocked.

The POA is responsible for the management of all twelve of the Village's lakes. Management includes buoy replacement, repair, and placement, inspecting boat ramps and dock areas, monitoring the aquatic health of vegetation, water quality, silt control and fisheries.

Agencies/Organizations Involved with Hot Springs Village Water Issues (PDF)

Lake Drawdown Schedule (PDF)

Recycling

Information regarding recycling takes affect on January 3, 2011

The primary recycling center operates Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. and is located at 299 Cloaca Lane just past the Hot Springs Village Animal Shelter.

A drop off location is also set up off of Toledo Drive on Desoto Park Lane near the Parks and Grounds Maintenance area. This drop off location is open on Wednesdays only from 9:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.

Recycle items for collection are corrugated cardboard, newspapers, plastics #1 and #2, aluminum cans and brown paper bags. Glass is no longer accepted for recycling.

Additionally, the Garland County Recycling Center is located on Highway 7 North, a quarter mile before Fox Pass Cutoff. They collect aluminum cans, #1 and #2 plastics, newspapers, white office paper, cardboard, automotive batteries, metal items, steel cans, and passenger tires (limit four per day) without a charge. They are open Monday through Friday 7:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.

Yard Waste Pick-Up

The POA also provides pick-ups for leaves and small limbs every Friday. This yard waste pick-up must be scheduled with the Public Works Department at (501) 922-5524. There is a limit of 50 bags of leaves per pick up. Trimmings acceptable for pick-up include shrubbery, grass, limbs (must be bundled, four feet or less and weigh less than 40 lbs.), and lumber (untreated, unpainted, and four feet lengths or shorter. A bag tag is required for each bag of leaves and bundle of limbs. The tags are $.50 each and can be bought in sheets of 5 from the POA Administration Building.

Special Pick-Ups

The Property Owners' Association will also pick up discarded furniture, white goods, metal pieces (grills, play equipment, mowers, tv antennas), and other household items for a fee. Residents must contact Public Works and schedule these special pick-ups.

Sanitation

The Hot Springs Village POA collects household waste at curbside once a week. Commercial areas use large collection boxes and are collected as required.

Household waste is collected on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Sanitation Schedule (PDF)

Residential Household Waste

     Trash cans cannot be larger than 45 gallons.

     Items accepted in household waste are: food products, plastic products, non-recyclable paper products, none-recyclable metal containers, paint cans with dried paint and light bulbs.

Items Not Acceptable for Pick-Up

The Hot Springs Village POA will not pick for recycling or household waste any of the following items: chemicals, motor oil, anti-freeze, dirt and rocks, construction material (carpet, lumber, paint), batteries or logs.

Sanitation Rules and Regulations  (PDF)

Holiday Sanitation Schedule

Street Maintenance

Ongoing maintenance of Village streets is the responsibility of the Property Owners' Association. There are over 400 miles of paved roadways and approximately 25 miles of asphalt are resurfaced each year.

Street Maintenance is also responsible for the mowing along the right-of-ways of the Village streets. Village streets are mowed in the springs and fall.

Water/Wastewater

The Property Owners' Association is responsible for providing water and wastewater services to Hot Springs Village.

The Village's water plant is located on Lake Lago, Hot Springs Village's only water reservoir, and is staffed 24-hours a day, 365 days a year.

The Village has two wastewater treatment plants, Mill Creek and Cedar Creek. These two plants are licensed, permitted and approved by the Environmental Protection Agency through the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality.

An independent lab performs testing on samples from both treatment plants on a weekly basis.

In 2005, the Hot Springs Village Property Owners' Association began using treated water from the Cedar Creek treatment plant to provide a source of water to irrigate the Magellan and Isabella golf courses.

They also provide maintenance on water and wastewater lines throughout Hot Springs Village.

Building/Vehicle Maintenance

Building and Vehicle Maintenance is responsible for the upkeep, general maintenance and labor on POA facilities and vehicles. Many projects are conducted "in-house", thus providing savings, by using the labor and experience of these staff members.

Construction

The construction division of the Department of Public Works is responsible for the installation of all water, wastewater, and utility installations for new construction in Hot Springs Village.