natural resources commission - arkansas water plan update october 2013 publci meetings
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These are slides used at several public meetings on the Arkansas Water Plan update. The meetings are being held in October of 2013.TRANSCRIPT
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ComprehensiveUpdate of the Arkansas
Water PlanPlanning for Arkansas’s
Future Water Needs
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Water Needs will be forecasted to
the Year 2050
Final Plan Rulemakin
gNov 2014
• Demand – how much water is needed and where
• Supply – how much water is available and where
• Gaps – the difference between demand and supply
• Issues and Recommendations –challenges and solutions
Process
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Future meetingsMt. Ida – October 8, 2013Fayetteville – October 8, 2013Harrison – October 9, 2013Texarkana – October 10, 2013Monticello – October 11, 2013North Little Rock – Full workgroup October 22,
2013
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Water Use and Demand Forecasting
Major Water Use SectorsMunicipal/Public and Self-SuppliedAgriculture – Crop, Livestock, Aquaculture,
Duck Hunting and Habitat MaintenanceIndustrial - including Mining and Shale
GasThermoelectric EnergyNavigation
How Much Water do we use Today and How Much will we Need by 2050?
Visit the ANRC Water Plan website for additional details ARWaterPlan.Arkansas.Gov
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Water Demand ForecastingData is best available informationDriver x Water use factorCurrent water use is then increased or decreased
based on a rate of change of the “driver”Source
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Statewide Water Forecast – All Demand SectorsTotal statewide water use forecasted to increase 13%
Base Year 2020 2030 2040 2050 -
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
Arkansas Statewide Demands: Medium Scenario
Crop IrrigationLivestockDuck Hunting & Habitat Main-tenanceAquacultureShale GasThermoelectricSelf-Supplied CommercialIndustrial Self-Supplied DomesticMunicipal
Mill
ion
Gal
lons
per
Day
(MG
D)
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Statewide Water Forecast - Excluding IrrigationStatewide increase of 10% for all non-irrigation sectors
Base Year 2020 2030 2040 2050 -
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
Arkansas Statewide Demands: Medium Scenario (Excluding Irrigation Demands)
LivestockDuck Hunting & Habitat Main-tenanceAquacultureShale GasThermoelectricSelf-Supplied CommercialIndustrial Self-Supplied DomesticMunicipal
Mill
ion
Gal
lons
per
Day
(MG
D)
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County Population Projections: Arkansas Institute for Economic Advancement
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Water for Irrigation
Ground-water 84%
Surface Water; 16%
Alluvial 96.1%
Sparta, 1.2% Other; 2.6%
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How “gap analysis” works
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Supply Availability MeetingPresentations on surface water supply,
groundwater supply, water quality, and fish and wildlife flows
Review and discuss draft water supply availability results.
Laman Library, North Little Rock 1-5 PM October 22
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Regionally Based Issues and Recommendations• This is where water issues will be identified
and solutions proposed
• We will continue the very successful work group format
• Recruiting from each planning region
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Thank you!Website and e-mail signup www.arwaterplan.arkansas.govTwitter @ArkWaterPlanE-mail [email protected] of contact
Edward Swaim, Arkansas Natural Resources Commission101 East Capitol Avenue, Suite 350Little Rock, Arkansas 72201501-682-3979