Underground aquifers

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It is found and determined by the General Assembly that:

  1. (1) The Sparta Aquifer is being depleted and damaged by salt water instrusion;

  2. (2) The preservation and protection of the Sparta Aquifer can best be accomplished through an interstate compact;

  3. (3) The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission is currently authorized to enter into interstate compacts to protect interstate waters occurring in streams, lakes, reservoirs, and natural or artificial channels or impoundments; and

  4. (4) The commission's authority should be expanded to allow it to enter into interstate compacts for the protection of underground aquifers.


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