White River Irrigation District (WRID) Board President Dan Hooks signs the notice to proceed with Garrett Excavating to proceed with the two-mile area of canals Tuesday, April 6 at the WRID Hazen office. The White River Irrigation District (WRID) officially signed a contract with Garrett Excavating and issued the notice to proceed on Tuesday, April 6. The signatures will allow work to begin on the first 2-mile segment of canals in Prairie County, near DeValls Bluff, within 10 days. “We have been working on this piece for a little over a year,” Tony Stevenson, WRID engineer, told the group gathered. “We appreciate your bid. We had to have a lot of pieces come together. And hopefully we will have more of these contracts in the future.”