Stories Archive | Beaver Water District

Bringing Water Education to Life for Our Youngest Learners

Collaboration Highlights from Springdale Schools This spring, the Arkansas Environmental Education Association (AEEA), Beaver Water District (BWD), and Illinois River Watershed Partnership (IRWP) teamed up to bring hands-on, water-focused professional development to early childhood educators in the Springdale School District. It began with a small group of educators in 2024 who spent two days exploring […]

August 1, 2025 View Article

Employee Happenings – Summer 2025

Beaver Water District is excited to announce that Colleen Sarkar joined the district on June 16, 2025, as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Colleen is first female C-Suite executive in the history of the district. Colleen comes to the district from the city of Sherwood, Arkansas, where she has been the Director of Finance and Treasurer, […]

August 1, 2025 View Article

Meet the Board – Summer 2025

As NWA continues to grow and Beaver Water District continues to expand their infrastructure, it seems like a suitable time to get to know more about our Board of Directors for the district. Board members are publicly elected, three from each county (Benton & Washington). Each quarter will ask a new board member why he/she […]

August 1, 2025 View Article

Thank You’s Earned

Late in July, I joined water and wastewater managers from around the state, as we gathered in El Dorado, for the Arkansas Water and Wastewater Managers Association’s (AWWMA) annual conference. From large utilities like Beaver Water District, who serve hundreds of thousands of residents, businesses, industries, and institutions, to small community systems that serve only […]

August 1, 2025 View Article

Beaver Water District and Customer Cities Work Together on New Lawn Irrigation Program

Planning for the future growth and development of Northwest Arkansas is the main topic of almost all meetings and discussions at Beaver Water District. While infrastructure needs for that growth can be seen everywhere around the district’s facility in Lowell, there is so much more going on than just building/construction. The Mission of the District […]

August 1, 2025 View Article

BWD Is a CommuniTree Partner

The “Arkansas CommuniTree” program is a pilot program to provide high quality potted trees and technical assistance to riparian landowners wishing to restore floodplains. Target areas are watersheds that provide drinking water for Arkansans and initial partners include three of Arkansas’s largest water utilities, Beaver Water District, Conway Corporation, and Central Arkansas Water. These initial […]

May 15, 2025 View Article

Employee Happenings – Spring 2025

From left to right: Barb Martin-Executive Director of Water Collaborative Delivery Association, Cheryl Porter-President of AWWA, Meghan Post-Education Coordinator at BWD, Emerson O’Donnell-Senior Program Manager at WaterNow Alliance The Transformative Water Leadership Academy (TWLA) announced the graduation of its second cohort, composed of 42 water utility professionals from across the United States and Canada. Graduates […]

May 15, 2025 View Article

Stay The Course

Merriam-Webster’s definition of “Stay the Course” is “to continue with a process, effort, etc., even though it is difficult.” That phrase has come to mind several times in the last few months, as we navigate the new administration in the White House and the 95th General Assembly of the Arkansas Legislature. Individuals and organizations alike […]

May 14, 2025 View Article

Citizens Water Academy

Since 2018, Beaver Water District has been offering a formalized educational academy for adults known as the Citizens Water Academy (CWA). The goal of the academy is to educate Northwest Arkansas community leaders about the District, our treatment of water from Beaver Lake, and the importance of drinking water to our area and its economy. […]

May 14, 2025 View Article

Looking Back

Throughout 2024, Beaver Water District actively engaged with the community by bringing the H2Oasis and H2Oasis Mini to 18 NWA events. With our water trailers, we successfully distributed 1,608 gallons of refreshing water, significantly reducing plastic waste by preventing 12,179 single-use water bottles from entering the waste stream. In addition to our water distribution efforts, […]

February 4, 2025 View Article

Current Water And Wastewater Challenges Facing NWA

Northwest Arkansas, a region known for its rapid growth and vibrant communities, faces significant water and wastewater challenges. These issues are critical as they impact public health, environmental sustainability, and economic development. There have been many newspaper articles recently that have highlighted the conversations and efforts of NWA leaders to address these challenges. This article […]

February 4, 2025 View Article

Smart Growth for Water Resources – Table Talks

Contributed by Becky Roark, Executive Director, Beaver Watershed Alliance The Beaver Watershed Alliance (Alliance) and area partners have been working on efforts to promote Smart Growth for Water Resources through a variety of activities. Back in early 2024, the Alliance and Edgewater Coaching and Consulting held six public forums to engage NWA stakeholders in envisioning […]

February 4, 2025 View Article