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07/03/2008
USGS, Central Arkansas Water, and UALR join in watershed partnership
They'll call it the Central Arkansas Watershed Center for Excellence, a new part
nership between Central Arkansas Water, the United States Geological Survey and
UALR.
Mike Duncan, todaysthv.com
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05/05/2008
Drugs can now be discarded safely
Safely ridding one's home of medications can be a problem, but Benton County, with the help of the Bella Vista Police Department, has a new program designed to do just that.
Andra Atteberry, NWAnews.com
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04/22/2008
UCWCB, partners recognized for efforts to preserve aquifer
The U.S. Department of Interior has recognized the Union County Water Conservation
Board, along with their partners, for efforts to preserve the Sparta Aquifer
over the past decade.
John Worthern, El Dorado New-Times
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04/14/2008
Fox 16 News Video Clip
The USGS is testing the flow by dragging a boat with
a doppler attached to it across the river.
LaTresha Woodruff, Fox 16
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04/14/2008
Floodwater Receding
High Water Still Dangerous, Officials Warn
The rain is over, but high water in local streams and rivers will retreat slowly over the weekend.
Dan Craft, The Morning News
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03/28/2008
Flood Magnitudes Press Release
Significant flood peaks occurred across northern Arkansas and into the lower White River Basin beginning on March 18 and continuing to the present. Stage and streamflow measurements made by teams of USGS hydrographers indicate that floods at most sites were in the 25- to 100-year recurrence interval range.
Jaysson Funkhouser, USGS Arkansas Water Science Center
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03/21/2008
USGS Crews Work To Measure Flood
The U.S. Geological Survey has 140 locations here in Arkansas. They've been working to gauge the water levels in Arkansas streams and rivers for the past 48 hours.
Katherina- Marie Yancy, Backpack Journalist, KTHV
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03/19/2008
KARK Channel 4 News Video Clip
USGS Measures Flooding along Buffalo River.
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10/18/2007
Piloting Rough Waters
Women's Bassmaster Tour anglers Jan Heavener and Marsha Gipson, who also are hydrologic technicians with the USGS Arkansas Water Science Center, give some personal tips for boating in rough water based on their USGS experience in this BASS Times article by Robert Montgomery.
Robert Montomery, Bass Times Senior Writer
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8/22/2007
Quality of agricultural water is said to be decreasing here
For years, water experts have warned about the depletion of the Alluvial Aquifer in
eastern Arkansas because of over-pumping for agricultural use.
Frank Scott, DeWitt Era-Enterprise
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6/01/2007
Gauge updated on Spring River
Officials with the U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey (USGS) from Little Rock were in Mammoth Spring earlier this month to update the stream gauge on the Spring River.
Jan Thompson, Villager Journal
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5/08/2007
Prescription 'Take Back' Program Being Studied
Law enforcement and government officials for years have told the public to flush unwanted medication.
Scarlet Sims, The Morning News
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5/08/2007
Judge says streams and wildlife could be overdosing on flushed drugs
While poultry litter usually gets all the attention when it comes to polluting northwest Arkansas groundwater, Benton County Judge Gary Black wants to focus on another possible contaminate - pharmaceuticals that get flushed down toilets.
Jennifer Turner, NWAnews.com
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2/10/2007
Hardy Considering Advanced Warning Flooding System
The town of Hardy is pushing for an early warning flooding system
to make sure everyone along the Spring River has the time necessary to
react to the rising waters.
Brett Garrett, KAIT
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2/07/2007
Flood system discussed
The city of Hardy is looking for help in paying for a proposed early flood warning system.
Larry Stroud, Batesville Daily Guard
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2/06/2007
Sharp County Looks at Flood Warning System
The folks in Hardy say they have thought a lot about a flood warning system, and after last September's tragedy this is something that is much over due.
Will Carter, KAIT
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12/17/2007
USGS Arkansas Water Science Center Technicians Rescue Man from Water
USGS hydrologic technicians/streamgagers Kevin Davis and Bill Baldwin didn.t expect anything unusual on Dec. 6, 2005. However, their presence at a bridge crossing Bayou Bartholomew near McGehee, Ark., was critical to a man involved in a one-car accident at the bridge that day.
James Petersen, Arkansas WSC USGS
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1/17/2007
Survey Crews Measure Flow Of Arkansas River
Central Arkansas is beginning to dry out, but the U.S. Geological Survey is trying to learn from the rising waters we saw last weekend. Early Tuesday morning they made their way across the Arkansas River.
Reporter: Melissa Dunbar, Today's THV
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1/17/2007
Scientists Test For Clean Drinking Water
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After days and days of rain, workers from the U.S. Geological Survey Department are still busy dealing with the aftermath of the storm. Wednesday, they braved the cold temperatures to go boating in search of water quality samples.
Reporter: Melissa Dunbar, Today's THV
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1/16/2007
Rivers Leave Their Banks As Rain Keeps Falling
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After another day of rain, Saline County residents are holding their breath -- the Saline River is one of many rising above the banks.
Reporter: Melissa Dunbar, Today's THV
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1/16/2007
Central Arkansas Gets Drenched
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Saturday the swings and slides were empty at Boyle Park. There were no kids to run on the playground, because the park is closed due to flooding.
Reporter: Ashley Blackstone, Today's THV
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10/11/2006
Water study halts highway progress
The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department said recently that the next leg of the King Expressway (U.S. Highway 70/270) is on hold pending the outcome of a federally funded thermal water study.
By Mark Gregory , Hot Springs Sentinel-Record
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9/13/2006
In hot water? Groundwater supply
continues steady decline
Of all the information-gathering operations at the Small Farm Outreach run by the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, perhaps the most significant is most easily overlooked: Instruments in a small cabinet alongside the farm road that keep a constant eye on the groundwater levels in the area for the U.S. Geological Survey.
By Ed Galucki , The Lonoke Democrat
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9/08/2005
Water Tests Reveal Antibiotics, Other Organics In Area Streams
Researchers found a lot more than just phosphorus recently in Northwest Arkansas streams and rivers.
By John L. Moore, The Morning News
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6/01/2005
Groundwater monitoring on prairie
Real-time monitoring of groundwater levels may not seem significant to some, but the effect could be far-reaching for the Grand Prairie area where water is the economic lifeblood.
By Ed Galucki , The Lonoke Democrat
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5/09/2005
Focusing on Sparta Officials stress importance of education in effort to save aquifer
The water well behind the Union Academy of Health and Wellness may not look like much, but what it tells students there about the future of water resources in the county is immeasurable.
By Keli Jacobi , The El Dorado News-Times
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4/21/2005
Report: Many Chemicals in Northwest Arkansas Streams
Samples Show Compounds Below Treatment Plants
Phosphorus may be the buzzword in the Illinois River
basin, but one researcher is looking at other
compounds in the water.
By Dan Craft, The Morning News
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