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Water Conservation Board |
 Burns & McDonnell Benchmark Magazine: Sparta Comeback | |||||||
 Arkansas & Louisiana Team Up in Junction City to Celebrate Sparta Recovery: El Dorado News Times 4/13/10 Ruston Daily Lead 4/19/10 |
 Congressman Ross Presents $300,000 Federal Appropriation to Union County Sparta Aquifer Stakeholders | ||||||
 AETN Special Report: "Troubled Water" |
 Arkansas State Representative John Lowery signs a $48,058 Grant Check for the UCWCB from the Arkansas Natural Resource Commission |
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 Senator Pryor Welcomes Sparta Project Partners to D.C. to Accept U.S. Department of Interior Award |
 Rockefeller Foundation 2008: "Water Issues in Arkansas: An Unfinished Story" |
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Sparta Aquifer Information and Study Background The Sparta aquifer is an important source of groundwater for southeastern Arkansas and northern Louisiana. It is the only viable aquifer in Union County, Arkansas. Seven cities, 29 rural water associations, and 11 major industries in Union County use the Sparta as a raw water source. Read more about the Sparta aquifer, the Union County Water Conservation Board, and the Sparta Aquifer Recovery Study by clicking here.
An interactive map was designed to give you the opportunity to retrieve water level data via a GIS map. The map study area includes Union County and surrounding counties and parishes in Arkansas and Louisiana. Additional information including basemap data, water level data, and aerial photography for the entire study area is also available via the interactive map. Click here to go the map.
Water
level readings represent the depth to water (below ground level) in a
particular well. To retrieve water level data for wells in the study
area, use the interactive
map.
To view a water level graph and recorded readings for a particular
well, navigate to a well location by zooming into an area, select the
Water Level Tool
Water usage represents the amount of water that was reported to be used by large water users (withdrawals greater than 50,000 gallons per day). Large water users are required by state law to complete and return a water use report annually to the Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation Commission.
Data has been collected for water usage for several wells in the Sparta Aquifer. You can view the water usage for a specific well, owner, or county by clicking here. Information can be viewed in a graph and in a table for the total amount of ground water recorded used by water rights for a well, owner, or county. Currently data is only available for five counties in Arkansas. As data for other areas becomes available, it will be added to the website.
This
website was developed to provide public access to the data developed by
the Study. We welcome your interest and we would appreciate your
suggestions for saving the Sparta aquifer or improving this website.
For more information about this website or to contact the Board, please
Be sure to visit the website of our partner in this effort, the Union County Conservation District. |
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