WSP02985

• File Number: 8112.600
• Description: Arkansas White Red Basins Interagency Committee - AWRBIAC
• Basin: Arkansas
• Water Division: 2
• Date: 3/1/1982
• Title: Arkansas-White-Red Basins Water Resources Activities Report --- Part 1 of 2 -- Cover Page - Page 141
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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Bureau of Reclamation
Revised July 1984
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN ABOVE KEYSTONE DAM

26, Chikaskia Project, KS (Active)

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~ site is the reco1llDended plan for development.
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DESCRIPTION: A feasibility-level investigation of alternative plans to meet
expanding water needs of south-central Kansas. The city of Wichita, Kansas, and
others have expressed interest in developing the surface water resources of the
Chikaskia River. The ~orbin damsite appears favorable and could meet the needs
for M&I water with additional flood control, recreation, and fish and wildlife
benefits.

SPONSOR: City of Wichita, Kansas, State of Kansas

27, Oklahoma State Water Plan, OK (Inactive)

STATUS: The Ar~ansas-White-Red Basins Interagency i4port {1955) included a
comprehensive inventory of these basins' water resources and an overall plan for
development of those resources. The reporlr recognized that the major portion of
the underdeveloped water resources of the State of Oklahoma lies in the eastern
areas while rapidly increasing water demands occur throughout the central and
western portions of the State. The water use developments proposed in the
AWRBIAC report are essentially based on Water uses immediately adjoining the
proposed reservoirs. Development of the plan did not include an overall State
water plan or consider the potential for large scale westward transfer of water
to meet the needs of the central and western portions of the State which cannot
be satisfied with water supplies locally available. The Oklahoma Legislature in
1974 assigned the Oklahoma Water Resources Board the task of designing a state-
wide plan to meet the current and long-range needs of the entire State. The
Bureau, along with other agencies, has assisted the State by providing sup-
porting data to be used in developing a comprehensive State plan. These
appraisal-level data include statewide projections; water requirements; layout,
sizing, and costing; economic analysis; and environmental assessments of the
physical facilities to deliver, store, and regulate water supplies. Supporting
data for Phase 1 (Southern 33 counties) and Phase II (Northern 44 counties) have
been completed and provided to the State.

DESCRIPTION: An appraisal investigation to evaluate the opportunities for west-
ward transfer of water from water surplus areas to water deficient areas and
provide for optimum development of the State's water and related land resources.

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