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C"> <br />t-+ INITIAL REPORT <br />of the <br />HYDROLOGIC SUBCOMMITTEE <br />of the <br />ARKANSAS -WHITE -RED BASINS INTER- AGENCY COMMITTEE <br />on <br />WATER AVAILABILITY <br />CHAPTER I <br />RESUME <br />Authority The Hydrologic Subcommittee was established by the <br />Arkansas -White -Red Basins Inter- Agency Committee on 28 July 1950. <br />The establishing resolution assigns a general duty to make a report <br />on analysis of available basic hydrologic data. The same resolution <br />established a specific duty to make an initial report *limited to the <br />determination of the availability and quality of surface and ground <br />water at critical locations with particular emphasis given to state <br />boundaries." The general locations specified in the resolution were <br />confined to the western portion of the area under consideration where <br />there is a lack of water for all uses, and where jurisdictional prob- <br />lems, including those of an interstate nature, are of primary impor- <br />tance. In carrying out its instructions for preparation of the in- <br />itial report, the subcommittee has taken full cognizance of all <br />rights, including Indian rights, and rights vested and existing by <br />virtue of appropriation or riparian ownership under state laws, and <br />of preferential rights to water uses under Federal laws, including <br />existing or proposed interstate compacts. <br />Summary The quantity of surface water which has existed at <br />critical locations, with particular emphasis given to statebounda- <br />ries, is reported in this initial report. An analysis of state and <br />Federal laws, to indicate whether this existing water may be con- <br />sidered available for use, is included in Chapter 4, and is supple - <br />mented by detailed statements from each states relative to the state <br />laws, Appendix A. The quantity of surface water at all specified <br />locations is summarized in Table 1 -1; the same data are amplified in <br />separate tables for each station, pages 3 -5 to 3 -29, inclusive. <br />Chapter 3. Quality of water is discussed in Chapter 5. <br />Availability of water for projects to be considered in an inte- <br />grated comprehensive plan of development for the Arkansas, White, and <br />Red River Basins may be affected by legal aspects in two ways; (1) by <br />1 -1 <br />