The Arkansas Department of Agriculture serves as the state’s lead agency for water resources planning and management. As part of this role, the Groundwater Protection and Management Program is responsible for overseeing the sustainable use and long-term protection of Arkansas’s groundwater supplies. The program works to ensure safe and adequate groundwater through:
- Monitoring groundwater levels and quality across the state
- Implementing best management practices for conservation
- Enforcing water well construction and licensing standards
- Promoting water use reporting and sustainable planning
- Providing technical assistance and education to the public and industry
The Department operates a statewide monitoring network of approximately 1,000 wells to collect real-time and long-term data on aquifer conditions in coordination with state and federal partners.
Groundwater Reports
- 2024 Groundwater Report
- 2023 Groundwater Report
- 2022 Groundwater Report
- 2021 Groundwater Report
- 2020 Groundwater Report
- 2019 Groundwater Report
- 2018 Groundwater Report
- 2017 Groundwater Report
- 2016 Groundwater Report
- 2015 Groundwater Report
- 2014 Groundwater Report
- 2013 Groundwater Report
- 2012 Groundwater Report
- 2011 Groundwater Report
- 2010 Groundwater Report
- 2009 Groundwater Report
- 2008 Groundwater Report
- 2007 Groundwater Report
- 2006 Groundwater Report
- 2005 Groundwater Report
- 2004 Groundwater Report
Groundwater Story Map
A companion piece to the Groundwater Report was introduced this year, the Groundwater Story Map. The story map is a digital presentation of the Groundwater Protection and Management Report. The report’s findings are exhibited through interactive maps with layers of site-specific groundwater levels. Users can click on points throughout the story map to gain further information about the current state of groundwater in Arkansas.
Click here to view the Groundwater Story Map.
Program Contact: Corbin Cannon
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (501) 850-5549