How will the canals and/or pipelines affect property access? Who will be responsible for creating and maintaining access points?
If any access is severed, comparable access acceptable to the landowner will be reestablished or compensation paid. Access points are a project cost. The District will have access only to maintain and operate the water distribution system. • What is the project status? The GPADP’s on-farm management plans are currently being implemented. In addition, an engineering review of available water sources is being performed to ensure the use of a portion of the White River’s flow for irrigation purposes, is valid under current conditions, or whether identifying another water source is necessary. The draft report concluded that the White River is the appropriate source. The state of Arkansas created an oversight committee to provide input and the committee, which included representatives of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Nature Conservancy agreed. All environmental compliance activities have been completed and the project is ready for construction. • What is the goal of the White R
