Chapter 12: The Ozarks

Santa Clarita and the Ozarks

The Ozarks contain the southern half of Missouri, a little bit of Illinois, part of Kansas, part of Oklahoma, and a large part of Arkansas.  The region, contrary to popular belief are a high and deeply dissected plateau although it is most commonly referred to as the Ozark Mountains.

Santa Clarita Water and the Ozarks Water

Santa Clarita relies on the Castiac Lake water agency and Alluvium and Saugus Aquifers for all of their water.  The acquisition of water isn't much of an issue for either area.  A lack of water is never an issue for the Ozarks, water is plentiful and can be found in most places.

The Ozarks are well known for their springs where more than 20 million gallons of water feed rivers daily.  The larges of these springs is the Southern Missouri Big Spring.  There are also Hot Springs in the Ouachita Mountains and Eureka Springs in Arkansas.  The rivers that define the Ozarks would be the Missouri River and the Mississippi River.

Santa Clarita Sustainability and Ozarks Sustainability

Originally, the Ozarks were a region known for their sustainability much earlier than the others.  Unfortunately do to the increase in population and similar environmental problems as the rest of America, the region has suffered a little.  Many programs have been set up to combat the man-made environmental effects that have taken place because of all of the industrialization though food processing, retail, community construction and tourism.

These similar environmental problems effect Santa Clarita which has initiated the set up on programs that inform and educate many about water preservation, the advantages of the acquisition of geothermal energy, the benefits of solar energy, and most important, the need to keep water clean and available