Arkansas Water Plan

11/19/2018

Austin Oldenburgh and several members of his Water Quality class recently sampled Baldwin Creek, near St. Paul. They collected water samples, measured flow, measured velocity and took a macro-invertebrate sample to assess water quality.

Oldenburgh is an environemental, soil and water major in our Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences.

The class focuses on the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of natural waters.

How's that for real world experience and getting out in the field?



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12/10/2014

The state's second-ever water plan is off to the Legislature for review before final adoption, after a 6-2 vote Tuesday by the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission and an hour of debate on a provision that would affect poultry farmers.

11/06/2014

The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission on Wednesday approved changes to the draft of the state's new water plan in response to dozens of public comments disapproving of condemnation of property for water meters and the repeal of a limit on water use by individuals and businesses not adjacent to c…

10/20/2014

http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2014/oct/20/water-plan-comments-to-close-20141020/

The public comment period for the state's new plan to address and measure projected water shortages ends this week.

10/02/2014

Earlier this year our OpenCongress team announced that they had created email addresses for members of congress, something that had not been previously available to the general public. If you wanted to contact your representatives, you had to go to their site and fill out a web form or call, ...

09/15/2014

This project is part of the long-term implementation of the Arkansas Water Plan recommendations of 1990 to reduce "non-point" source pollution. Reduction of sediment, nutrient, and pollutant runoff to our lakes, streams, and rivers improves water quality. The Natural Resources Commission, through its Non-Point Source Pollution Management Program, is helping finance this work on Main Street in Little Rock. Thousands of visitors to the city will see water quality work in action.

The top of the photo shows water standing where the regular drainage system is still in use. The bottom half shows the lack of standing water where the Low Impact Development system is in place.

09/12/2014

Reducing nutrient and sediment runoff from "non-point" sources is a major goal of the Arkansas Water Plan. Here's a project right in the heart of the capital city.

The City of Little Rock released a new video touting benefits of improvements along Main Street in downtown. City officials say it makes Little Rock greener and is bringing new business to downtown.

09/04/2014

Those of you interested in groundwater management may enjoy reading about California's plan to sustainably manage its groundwater.

By Jennifer Clary, California Program Manager The California Legislature ended its 2014 session on Friday evening by adopting the first comprehensive groundwater regulation in the state’s 164-year ...

08/27/2014

Join us for statewide meetings to discuss the Arkansas Water Plan (Sept. 3 - 19). Click the link for meeting times and locations.
www.arwaterplan.arkansas.gov/meetings.html

08/26/2014

Every couple of months for the past 10 years, Lillard Brockette and his wife, Iris, have loaded up his pickup with 80 empty 1-gallon bottles to drive an hour west to Hot Springs to fill up on spring water straight from the source.

08/22/2014

Sept. 3, Stuttgart, 10 a.m., Grand Prairie Center, 2807 Hwy. 165 S.