Unless exempt, projects must comply with the plan
Arkansas Code § 15-22-503; Arkansas Code § 15-22-505
(a) No political subdivision or agency of the state shall spend any state funds on or engage in any water development project until the:
- (1) Political subdivision or agency files a preliminary engineering report describing the project with the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission; and
- (2) Commission approves the project as being in compliance with the Arkansas Water Plan.
- (b) No political subdivision or agency designated by the commission as having responsibility for constructing, operating, managing, and maintaining a project shall be dissolved, merged, abolished, or otherwise changed during the life of the water development project approved under the plan without prior approval of the commission.