The U.S. Geological Survey is conducting a 5-year study to document the recovery of ground-water resources as a result of implementing surface water in Union County, AR. The project is called the Sparta Aquifer Recovery Study.
- A five year study to document the recovery of ground-water resources as a result of implementing surface water in Union County, AR.
- Sparta aquifer is a ground-water resource of great regional importance.
- Since development began in the early 1920s, ground-water level declines of more than 390 feet have occurred in some areas.
- "Critical Ground-Water Area" designated in 1996 in five counties of southern Arkansas.
- Local industry, the city of El Dorado, and Union County currently are working to reduce withdrawals from the Sparta aquifer through water reuse and alternative water sources for industry.
You can log on from your home and see the real-time water level information for the observation well located at the site.