Document Type
Conference Paper
Publication Date
1984
First Page
713
Last Page
725
Abstract
One of Arkansas' major water management goals is to provide adequate water for agriculture, the economic mainstay of the state. Effective water management requires inputs from engineering, economics, law, administration, and environmental concern, all in a matrix of public education, participation and communications. Groundwater levels in eastern Arkansas have been dropping for decades as irrigation for rice, other row crops, and fish farming have increased substantially. Additional surface water supplies are available from the adjacent rivers but there are competition, conflict of use, and jurisdictional problems involved. A critical path sequence chart was designed to include all the research steps necessary to accomplish the goal of assuring adequate agricultural water. The paper discusses each of the steps involved, the status of research on each step, its source of funding, and how it will be used.
Recommended Citation
Peralta, R.C., Peralta, A.W. and L.E. Mack. 1984. Water management by design. In symposium proceedings, Water for the 21st Century, Will it Be There? Presented at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas. 10 p.
