Arkansas - Model Transfers Ag to Urban in the Arkansas Basin_Purchase Order & Scope of Work

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TASK 3.0: Water Quality Concerns/Issues and Potential Mitigation • Purpose: Identify and gain an understanding of specific water quality concerns and issues which may arise when water is transferred from agriculture to urban uses, as well as potential mitigation strategies. • Methods and Procedures: Members of the committee will meet in facilitated session(s) with water quality advisors (specifically chosen for their knowledge of agriculture water quality issues in the Arkansas basin) to gain an understanding of water quality issues and their possible mitigation. Securing advisors and providing them background and specific questions for consideration to assist in their contribution to the committee will be responsibility of the committee's facilitator. • Deliverables: An initial s, ummary will be drafted by the committee's facilitator, subject to review, revision, and approval of committee members and outside advisors. The document will be reviewed at the close of the project to include additional information which has been gained during the course of the project. The final report of the committee will include this document. In addition, the committee's Water Transfer Guidelines template will be further developed and revised from information and insights gained during this task. TASK 4.0: Environmental/Recreational Concerns/Issues and Potential Mitigation • Purpose: Identify and gain an understanding of specific environmental and recreational concerns and issues which may arise when water is transferred from agriculture to urban uses, as well as potentiaf mitigation strategies. • Methods and Procedures: Members of the committee will meet in facilitated session(s) with environmental and recreational advisors (specifically chosen for their knowledge of these issues in the Arkansas basin) to gain an understanding of the issues and their possible mitigation. Securing advisors and providing them background and specific questions for consideration to assist in their contribution to the committee will be responsibility of the committee's facilitator. • Deliverable: An initial summary will be drafted by the committee's facilitator, subject to review, revision, and approval of committee members and outside advisors. The document will be reviewed at the close of the project to include additional information which has been gained during the course of the project. The final report of the committee will include this document. In addition, the committee's Water Transfer Guidelines template will be further developed and revised from information and insights gained during this task. TASK 5.0: Rural Economic Viability/Agriculture Viability/Non-Economic Social Concerns/Issues and Potential Mitigation • Purpose: Identify and gain an understanding of rural economic viability, agriculture viability, and non-economic social concerns and issues which may arise when water is transferred from agriculture to urban uses, as well as potential mitigation strategies. • Methods and Procedures: Members of the committee will meet in facilitated session(s) with advisors (specifically chosen for their knowledge of these issues in the Arkansas basin) to gain an understanding of the issues and their possible mitigation. Securing advisors and providing them background and specific questions for consideration to assist in their contribution to the committee will be responsibility of the committee's facilitator. • Deliverable: An initial summary will be drafted by the committee's facilitator, subject to review, revision, and approval of committee members and outside advisors. The document will be reviewed at the close of the project to include additional information which has been gained during the course of the project. The final report of the committee will include this document. In addition, the committee's Water Transfer Guidelines template will be further developed and revised from information and insights gained during this task. TASK 6.0: How Transfers are Structured Issues/Concerns and Potential Mitigation • Purpose: Identify and gain an understanding of how the way transfers are structured affects their impact and how restructuring can help mitigate concerns. To be examined will be such -2-