Groundwater

Short Title: Hot Springs Thermal Study Project Chief: Tim Kresse Cooperators: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department Project Time Frame: 2007 - 2009 Established in 1832 to preserve 47 hot springs flowing from of Hot Springs Mountain, Hot Springs National Park (HSNP) is the oldest National Park in the country. Recent findings show that the geologic formations constituting the...

Short Title: MERAS Framework Project Chief: Rheannon Hart Cooperator: U.S. Geological Survey Office of Ground-Water Resources Program Project Time Frame: January 2006 - 2009 A hydrogeologic framework for a ground-water flow model is under development as part of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Ground-Water Resources Program to aid in determining ground-water availability in selected areas of the...

Short Title: Southeastern Arkansas Chloride Study Project Chief: Brian Clark Cooperator: Boeuf-Tensas Regional Irrigation Water Distribution District Project Time Frame: July 2007 - September 2008 The Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer is one of the highest use aquifer systems in Arkansas. In localized areas, the chloride content has been observed to be high enough to limit the use of this...

Water is one of the most important of Alabama's natural resources. Water is not only a vital component of human existence, it is critical to the overall quality of life. In order to protect and preserve this resource for future generations, we must have a baseline of information to make decisions. Decision and policy makers must know the answers to three fundamental questions: where is the water...

More surface water than ground water was withdrawn for all categories except aquaculture, mining, and self-supplied residential. During 2005, estimated withdrawals by category and in descending order were: thermoelectric power, 8,274 Mgal/d; public supply, 802 Mgal/d; self-supplied industrial, 550 Mgal/d; irrigation, 161 Mgal/d; aquaculture, 75 Mgal/d; self-supplied residential, 39 Mgal/d...