ADVERTISEMENT Fort Smith directors' push for greater consent decree communication continues by Max Bryan | Today at 4:00 a.m. Fort Smith's P Street Wastewater Treatment Plant, 13 N. P St., is seen Tuesday, June 22, 2021. FORT SMITH -- City directors are continuing to push for consent decree progress to be more clearly explained. Ward 3 director Lavon Morton and At-Large Director Neal Martin at the board's June 22 study session suggested the city publish data about consent decree progress easier for the public to understand. Officials at the April workshop estimated the city spent around $300 million on sewer improvements since the federal decree was lodged in 2015.