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White River Irrigation District details pipeline, reservoirs and ARPA funding for Grand Prairie project
Summary
White River Irrigation District leaders outlined progress on a multi‑phase irrigation project to deliver water to roughly 70,000 acres in phase 1, said phase 1 is projected to cost about $70 million, and noted a $5 million ARPA award to fund county road crossings that will leverage further federal funds.
Dan Hooks and Robert Morey of the White River Irrigation District updated the committee on a Grand Prairie irrigation project intended to deliver affordable water to farms across Lonoke, Monroe, Prairie and adjacent counties.
Hooks described the district as a farmer‑elected entity serving roughly 300,000 acres with about one‑third in rice production and said the project will use underground…
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