These are slides used at several public meetings on the Arkansas Water Plan update. The meetings are being held in October of 2013.

1. Planning for Arkansas’s
Future Water Needs

2. 2
Water Needs will
be forecasted to
the Year 2050
Final Plan
Rulemaking
Nov 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

3. Future meetings
 Mt. Ida – October 8, 2013
 Fayetteville – October 8, 2013
 Harrison – October 9, 2013
 Texarkana – October 10, 2013
 Monticello – October 11, 2013
 North Little Rock – Full workgroup October 22,
2013

4. Water Use and Demand Forecasting
Major Water Use Sectors
 Municipal/Public and Self-Supplied
 Agriculture – Crop, Livestock, Aquaculture,
Duck Hunting and Habitat Maintenance
 Industrial - including Mining and Shale Gas
 Thermoelectric Energy
 Navigation
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 4

5. Water Demand Forecasting
 Data is best available information
 Driver x Water use factor
 Current water use is then increased or decreased
based on a rate of change of the “driver”
 Source
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6. Statewide Water Forecast – All Demand Sectors
Total statewide water use forecasted to increase 13%
6
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2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
Base Year 2020 2030 2040 2050
MillionGallonsperDay(MGD)
Arkansas Statewide Demands: Medium Scenario
Crop Irrigation
Livestock
Duck Hunting & Habitat Maintenance
Aquaculture
Shale Gas
Thermoelectric
Self-Supplied Commercial
Industrial
Self-Supplied Domestic
Municipal

7. Statewide Water Forecast - Excluding Irrigation
Statewide increase of 10% for all non-irrigation sectors
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500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
Base Year 2020 2030 2040 2050
MillionGallonsperDay(MGD)
Arkansas Statewide Demands: Medium Scenario
(Excluding Irrigation Demands)
Livestock
Duck Hunting & Habitat Maintenance
Aquaculture
Shale Gas
Thermoelectric
Self-Supplied Commercial
Industrial
Self-Supplied Domestic
Municipal

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9. County Population Projections: Arkansas
Institute for Economic Advancement

10. Water for Irrigation
Ground-
water
84%
Surface
Water, 16
%
Alluvial
96.1%
Sparta, 1.
2%
Other, 2.
6%

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12. How “gap analysis” works
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13. Supply Availability Meeting
 Presentations 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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14. 16
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

15. Thank you!
 Website and e-mail signup
www.arwaterplan.arkansas.gov
 Twitter
@ArkWaterPlan
 E-mail
arkansaswater@cdmsmth.com
 Point of contact
Edward Swaim, Arkansas Natural Resources Commission
101 East Capitol Avenue, Suite 350
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
501-682-3979
edward.swaim@arkansas.gov