- (a) After an application for a permit to make an intrabasin transfer is received, the Director of the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission where deemed desirable and appropriate shall initiate a study consistent with the provisions of 15 CAR § 20-701 et seq., 15 CAR § 20-801 et seq., and 15 CAR §§ 20-901 – 908, to determine the allocations that should be made if a water shortage should occur.
- (b) The purpose of this advance determination is to allow immediate implementation of allocations if a water shortage does occur.
- (c) In selecting the watershed to be studied, preference shall be given to those areas where a water shortage is most likely to occur.