For this river report, I (Cecilia, ARWC’s Watershed Resources Intern) spoke with Bob Hamel. Bob Hamel is the executive director of the Arkansas River Outfitters Association and serves as vice chair (nonconsumptive) of the Arkansas Basin Roundtable and chairman of the...
Arkansas River Report for September 2024 Drought and Precipitation As September ends, so to does the 2024 water year. According to the U.S.Geological Survey , a “water year” is defined as the 12-month period October 1, for any given year through September...
For this river report, I (Cecilia, ARWC’s Watershed Resources Intern) spoke with Rachel Zancanella, Division 2’s water engineer, to discuss why CWCB is planning on phasing out of “futile calls” and how this will affect water rights holders. 1. What do you want the...
For this river report, I (Cecilia, ARWC’s Watershed Resources Intern) spoke with Jord Gertson, a hydrologist in the Upper Arkansas River Basin about what water management in the Upper Ark. We chatted about how Gertson makes his water management decisions, what...
Arkansas River Report for August 2024 Drought and Precipitation According to the most recent U.S, Drought Monitor report, most of the Arkansas River Basin is abnormally dry or drought free, with moderate drought only along the Kansas-Colorado (figure 1). Statewide,...
Arkansas River Report for July 2024 Drought and Precipitation According to the most recent U.S. Drought Monitor report, the entire Arkansas River Basin is completely drought free, or is considered abnormally dry (figure 1). The CWCB/DNR July Water Conditions...
