Citizens for the Protection of the Arbuckle Simpson Aquifer
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WHAT IS CPASA?

CPASA grew out of a grassroots effort in 2002 when local citizens acted in response to man-made threats to the Arbuckle Simpson aquifer and the springs and streams which flow from it. CPASA supports sustainable use, not a "use it all up" policy, the oil/gas model used for Oklahoma's groundwater law.

Our membership has spread throughout Oklahoma and other states as people have learned about our efforts.

To learn more or join our effort, use the tabs above or start here for some background reading.

email:

cpasa@cpasa.net

phone:

(580)371-6446

THE ARBUCKLE SIMPSON AQUIFER
The Arbuckle Simpson aquifer lies beneath a surface area of about 500 square miles (320,000 acres) in south-central Oklahoma. Nobody knows how deep it really is, but the lower portions of the aquifer are more than 1,000 feet deep and it may be 4,000 feet deep in some places. It is estimated to contain around 9 million acre-feet of water (one acre-foot equals 325,851 gallons).

Almost 100 springs are known to discharge water from the Arbuckle Simpson aquifer. The water comes out of the ground clear and

































chilled to about 54 to 57 degrees, year round. In turn, these springs create creeks and rivers which, without the springs, would stop flowing.

Several of the larger springs create streams with constant flow, such as the Blue River and Delaware Creek, which flow into the Red River, and Mill, Pennington, Honey, Hickory, and Oil Creeks, which flow into the Washita River. Numerous commercial, recreational, municipal and federal facilities rely on the waterways fed by spring flows of the Arbuckle Simpson aquifer.





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