§ 15-20-210. Underground aquifers

AR Code § 15-20-210 (2018) (N/A)
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(1) The Sparta Aquifer is being depleted and damaged by salt water instrusion;

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

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