WSP01373

• File Number: 8112.600
• Description: Arkansas White Red Basins Interagency Committee - AWRBIAC -- Reports
• Basin: Arkansas
• Water Division: 2
• Date: 6/30/1957
• Title: 1956-57 Report of Arkansas White Red Basins -- Inter-Agency Committee
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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Hoc Committee is of the opinion that the agencies responsible for these
aspects of vater resource development should be encouraged to study
this situation with the objective of providing a tangible means of
evaluating these water uses.

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The Economic Ad Hoc Committee has several points of mutual interests
with the HydrologiC Ad Hoc Committee. For example, in the determination
of flood damages, both hydrologic and economic considerations are brought
into play. These mutual interests bave been recognized and liaison
established between the committees.

The Ad Hoc Committee also recognizes the over-all economic problem
of the area, 1.e., a balance must exist between industry and agriculture,
for a favorable economy. However, because of the many facets of such a
balance, the Ad Hoc Committee limited its discussion to the water re-
source and its part in bringing about desirable population and economy
trends for the AWR Basins, and surrounding region. The Ad Hoc Committee
also recognizes that water in the form of precipitation, and stored run-
off is a major factor in the circumstances controlling the destiny of
the region. Good soils are valueless without precipitation or irriSl'ltion;
flood plains are not productive if frequently flooded; industry and urban
populations must bave ample water at a reasonable cost if they are to
thrive. However, in order to contribute something concrete to the efforts
of AWRBlAC, it is necessary to narrow the field of investiSl'ltion to a
relatively few items, each of vhich may well be studied further.

The Ad Hoc Committee concludes, therefore, that:

1. Very little purpose would be served by revising data contained
in Part I, Section II, of the AWR Report unless there is a specific need
in connection with a project.

2. Effort should be continued toward coordination of project
economic evaluation by the use of an actual project situation. The
renewal of the Pond Creek Study under different criteria may be in-
dicated. The objective of such a study would be to illustrate prinCiples
.involved in achieving practical coordination. This would serve to bring
into sharper foeus - policy, and other differences which bring about
~sse among the agencies.

3- Greater effort be made to find some basis for evaluating
recreation, fishery resources, water pollution abatement and vater
supply, in terms of money, and for identifying beneficiaries.

4. The possibilities for establishing a library of all economic
investigations being conducted in the AWR Basins for agency and State
reference purpose, be considered.

The following recommendations are respectfully submitted for con-
sideration by AWRBlAC:

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