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----. . o ~) N .... CO CJ\ Public Law 83-566 (continued) West Black River Big Creek Bois de'Arc Bayou Upper Fourche LaFave James Fork Onion-Big Creek War Eagle Creek Upper White River Smiley-Pin-Harris Creeks Upper Strawberry River Vache Grasse I Proposed On Going On Going Inactive lnac ti ve On Going lnac tive lnac tive lnac tive On Going On Going I I I I 1. Arkansas River - Fort Smith to Pine Bluff. The area in question is one of poor groundwater resources and rapid population growth. Demands for potable water are even now outstripping sup- plies in many areas, such as: Little Rock, Conway, Russellville, Scranton, Dardanelle, Charleston, and many other small communities. I If this study is not done many communities along the river will be faci~g critical water shortages in the near future, with impacts upon their economy, future growth, and health. I I 2 Public Law 83-566. All eight of the proposed watershed studies primarily address flood control. I The proposed studies are estimated to have the following pos- sible benefits: Watershed West Black River Lower Spring River Town Creek Pennington Bayou Big & Little Chickalah Creeks Clear Creek McKinney Bayou Cypress Creek I Benefits Benefitted Acres 130,000 3,000 -----NOT AVAlLABLE---------- 17,900 280 132,600 17,255 57,000 2,900 I I 144,900 417,000 48,883 948,283 9,300 126,356 9,900 I TOTAL 168,991 Both the benefits outlined above, and potential attendant economic improvements will be forfeited if these studies are not completed. I I COLORADO Listed ss follows are the on-going and scheduled planning studies, along with a brief description of their location and scope: I I 115 I