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 | | The Conduit is an authorized, but never built, feature of the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project (Project). The 1962 Fryingpan-Arkansas Project (Fry-Ark) Act, which authorized the Project, required that municipal water supply works either be constructed by communities themselves, or, if that is infeasible, by the Secretary, with repayment of actual costs and interest within 50 years. |
 | | The Lower Arkansas River Basin is comprised of rural communities, with the largest town, Lamar, having an estimated population of 8,600. |
 | | The Administration recognizes the water quality issues facing the Arkansas River Valley and is open to working with the project sponsors, Senator Allard, and members of the Committee to address the concerns we have raised with S. 1058 or to explore other legislative alternatives. |
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