The Source Nov 2022 Archives | Beaver Water District

Man standing on a boat on Beaver Lake looking toward water treatment facility

Beaver Lake Secchi Day

Beaver Water District’s (BWD) professional laboratory staff have completed the analysis of collected water samples from BWD’s 16th Annual Secchi Day on Beaver Lake. The event was held Aug. 21, 2021, with the help of dedicated volunteers. “This year, we had 25 sampling teams collecting data and water samples at 31 of our normal 35 […]

November 11, 2022 View Article

Electricity and Water Do Mix

During the District’s November Board of Directors meeting, Damon Hoops and Josh Martin reported on a number of in-house upgrades accomplished over the last several months. “Electricity and water usually don’t mix, but they do here!” said Damon Hoops. After evaluating the situations and determining that the District staff was the best choice to do […]

November 11, 2022 View Article

Edge of Beaver Lake that meets green field of grass and trees

Septic Remediation Program Moving Forward

H2Ozarks (formerly known as Ozarks Water Watch) received funds from the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resource Division through the state’s Clean Water Revolving Loan Fund that could benefit some Northwest Arkansas residents. H2Ozarks’ Septic Remediation Program is assisting homeowners in the Beaver Reservoir Watershed (see map) to repair or replace failing septic systems. Depending […]

November 10, 2022 View Article

War Eagle Creek Watershed Initiative Funding

The Source: November 2022 Beaver Watershed Alliance (BWA), in partnership with Beaver Water District (BWD) and the Watershed Conservation Resource Center (WCRC), recently learned that it will receive $5 million in funding for the War Eagle Creek Watershed Initiative. BWA and WCRC applied last spring for funding from the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) through […]

November 6, 2022 View Article