Although the 2014 Arkansas Water Plan Update has been approved by the Commission, the issues and recommendations within the Update must still be adopted as Commission rule. Before this adoption can take place, the proposed rules will need to go through statutory procedures established by the General Assembly to ensure that the rules are made publicly available for discussion before the General Assembly approves the rules as final. Public hearings will be scheduled later this year to take comments on the proposed rules. The Commission will provide updates regarding the progress of the rules at http://arkansaswaterplan.org/.