What is the goal of the White River Irrigation District (WRID)?
The goal of the District is to establish a system to provide excess-river water for irrigation and stabilize the Grand Prairie’s aquifers at a reasonable cost. • Will a farmer or landowner be compensated for the land utilized as canals or for pipelines? How? The White River Irrigation District (WRID) will be purchasing lands, easements and rights of way where required. The District will own the pumping station site as well as the land on which eight major water control structures will be built. The District will be negotiating with landowners for easements for canals, pipelines and low water weirs. The District is also considering leasing easements at current cash-rent rates. The easements would be perpetual for the life of the project. The District will be flexible in negotiating the amount and form of compensation and is also considering credit toward water purchases as a compensation option. • What impact will the project have on waterfowl hunting on the White River? None. The water
