After reaching critically low levels in the 1990s, water table levels in the Sparta Aquifer in south Arkansas are being recharged thanks to a countywide campaign undertaken by the Union County Water Conservation Board, the local Chamber of Commerce and other area organizations. In this edition of Arkansas AgCast, Arkansas Farm Bureau’s Ken Moore sat down with two of the key leaders of the campaign to save the aquifer to discuss their efforts and the results.

In this conversation, Sherrel Johnson and Rob Reynolds recall how residents and industry in Union County came together to take pressure off the aquifer by utilizing the Ouachita River to ensure they would have a sustainable source of water for years to come.

Rob Reynolds
Former President
Union County Water Conservation Board

Sherrel Johnson
Former CEO
Union County/El Dorado
Chamber of Commerce