In 2016 the Memphis District constructed the project’s widened canal reservoir that will regulate the water levels and reduce wave action in the downstream irrigation canals due to differential water levels caused by the operation of the Grand Prairie pumping station that pulls surface water from the White River. The widened canal reservoir will then deliver the surface water through a series of canals, for distribution to the various on-farm reservoirs. The on-farm reservoirs will then be used to supplement the farmers irrigation needs for their crops such as rice.