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Need for Agricultural Alternatives for <br />Remaining Gap Arkansas <br />• Existing agricultural shortages <br />• Water quality concerns <br />• Limited ability to recharge <br />• Potential impacts of climate change <br />• Options have not been proposed <br />Alternatives Development <br />r� �I <br />Potential Options for Meeting M &I Gap <br />Arkansas River <br />Construct new storage in Upper Arkansas <br />Joint storage in existing reservoirs <br />— Upper, Southwestern, Urban and Lower <br />Reservoir reoperations <br />Reservoir enlargements <br />Conjunctive use of surface water and non - tributary groundwater <br />Transfer ag consumptive use credits to replace M &I depletions <br />and develop storage to firm <br />Additional conservation <br />— Evaluate impacts on reliability <br />Interruptible Agricultural Transfers <br />Rotating Agricultural Transfers <br />30 <br />