Arkansas State University (A-State) and the US. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) are collaborating in the White River Basin Comprehensive Study to help understand the conditions and challenges the people in the larger area of White River basin are facing due to emerging changes in water use demands. Collaborations across multiple agencies and stakeholders are crucial for large basin-wide studies especially when the expected tasks are complex due to the mixed nature of watershed usage; flood control, hydroelectric power, water supply, environmental stewardship and recreation, and water control plan. The ultimate goal of the study is to provide an updated comprehensive basin-wide study that examines all uses of water in the basin and how well the system provides resources to meet those needs.

As a first step, we’d like to gather stakeholder inputs pertaining to current USACE operational procedures through stakeholder information sessions and interviews.  We are inviting you to participate in a private interview conducted by Halff Associates on behalf of Arkansas State University at 2:30 p.m. on September 11th 2019 at the Visitor Center Meeting Room at Jacksonport State Park. 

For more information or to RSVP contact Shane Broadway at (501) 660-1001 or Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and indicate who will attend from your organization.  

There will also be three public meetings organized to allow stakeholders and the public to offer comments. Those dates are:

Sept. 11, 6-7:30 p.m. at Jacksonport State Park Visitor Center, Newport, AR

Sept. 30, 6-7:30 p.m. at ASU-Mountain Home Campus, The Sheid/Trout Nature Center Room, Mountain Home, AR

Oct. 29, 6-7:30 p.m. at Table Rock Dewey Short Visitor Center, Branson, MO

For more information go to the website that has been established for the study: https://whiteriverbasinstudy.com/