Arkansas River water users could benefit more from the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project by applying more tax money to upkeep and using future lease revenue to pay off parts of the project. “As it is now, once the construction debt is paid off, the money goes to the treasury and the project can’t go further,” Jim Broderick, executive director of the Southeastern Water Conservancy District, told the board last week. Broderick presented two ideas to the board about how future revenues of the Fry-Ark Project could be used to extend the life of the project after debts within the Arkansas basin are paid off. For the past few months, he has discussed the issues with officials from governmental agencies that might be affected at the federal, state and regional levels.

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