WSP10960

• File Number: 8111.800
• Description: Arkansas River Compact Administration
• Basin: Arkansas
• Date: 5/23/1985
• Author: CWCB
• Title: Report on Nee Gronda Reservoir
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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STATEMENT OF PROBLEM

The primary goal of the proposed project will be to permanently store water in
Neegronda Reservoir in sufficient quantity to:

o Increase the quantity and improve the quality of water for
irrigation stored in the Great Plains Reservoir system.

o Develop the resource into a recreation area and wildlife refuge.

o Improve the quality of domestic water supplies.

, 0 Integrate the reservoir and related developments explicitly
as significant resources for the economic development of the area.

Ultimate success of the project is definitely dependent on the deliberate
commitment, involvement, and support of the many different interests with a
present or potential stake in the involved resources. The involvement and
support of these groups will depend on each benefiting from change, in the
status quo. The initial goals presented above will be refined and elaborated
into specific objectives as all stakeholders make their interests explicit.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT APPROACH' -.

The CCDD believes that ultimate success of the project requires that a number
of complex and inter-related political, institutional, technical, and economic
problems be addressed within a community development framework. Within the
framework established by the principles and techniques of community
development, ultimate success encompasses more than just successful
development of Neegronda Reservoir.

The goal of community development is human growth. The community development
approach is based on the assumption that people can grow and develop skills
enabiing them to manage aspects of their environment better. The approach
requires that professional' resources engage in a developing and helping
relationship with assisted individuals, groups, and communities.

The community development approach strives to build problem solving
capabilities of citizens in assisted communities by motivating them to:

o Observe and analyze their environment.

o Establish goals for improving their environment.

o Institute a process for acting to achieve their goals.

Clearly development of Neegronda Reservoir into a multi-use facility, meeting

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