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Table of Contents

1. Summary


2. Louisiana Population Who Use The Sparta Aquifer


3. About the Sparta Aquifer
   • Hydrogeology of the Sparta Aquifer
   • Water Movement through the Sparta Aquifer
   • Storage & Release Properties of the Sparta Aquifer & Well Yield
   • Sparta Water Quality


4. Sparta Pumping & The Effects
   • Sparta Aquifer Pumping
   • Response of the Sparta Aquifer to Heavy Pumping
   • Cost of Heavy Pumping from the Sparta Aquifer


5. Sparta Commission's Work Within State Groundwater Law
   • Sparta Aquifer Management Issues
   • Louisiana Groundwater Law & Regulation
   • Sparta Commission
   • Application for "Critical Groundwater Area" Designation of Some Stressed Areas of the Sparta Aquifer
   • State Response to the Application for "Critical Area" Designation
   • Sparta Sustainable Yield and Recovery Requirements


6. Sparta Conservation, Aquifer Recovery, & Future Outlook
   • Sparta Study: Approach Scenarios and Recommendations
   • Conservation Approaches in the Sparta Aquifer Region
   • Signs of Some Recovery
   • Looking to the Future


7. References
   • Studies of the Sparta Aquifer in Southern Arkansas & Northern Louisiana
   • References Cited in This Report