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Bill to name dam for engineer becomes law Thursday, Jul 17, 2008 Stephens Washington Bureau WASHINGTON - President Bush has signed into law a bill designating a lock and dam on the Arkansas River in Jefferson County after the late Col. Charles D. Maynard. Lock and Dam No. 5 near Redfield will now be known as the Col. Charles D. Maynard Lock and Dam. As district engineer in Little Rock for the Army Corps of Engineers in the 1960s, Maynard was responsible for design and construction of the 13 locks and dams that make up the McClellan-Kerr Navigation Project. Maynard died in October 2005. During his tenure with the Corps of Engineers, he was responsible for construction of the Greers Ferry and Beaver dams on the White River. He was a World War II veteran and a member of the Arkansas River Hall of Fame. He served as chairman and president of the Water Resources Association of America, the Arkansas Basin Association and the Little Rock Chamber of Commerce. The bill was sponsored by Rep. Mike Ross, D-Prescott, and co-sponsored by others in the state's congressional delegation. Bush signed it Tuesday. |
