LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The latest Arkansas groundwater report offers generally good news for the state, tempered by some areas of concern.
The 2025 Arkansas Groundwater Protection and Management Report summarizes groundwater monitoring, current water levels, conservation programs and water use. The report is produced by the Arkansas Department of Agriculture.
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The Arkansas Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and the U.S. Geological Survey monitor water levels and selected water quality indicators in as many as 1,000 wells across the state each year, officials said.
The report shows mixed groundwater conditions across Arkansas’ major aquifers—defined as underground layers of rock, sand or gravel that store and transmit groundwater. The Alluvial aquifer posted gains in average groundwater levels over the past year and decade, although five-year averages declined…