Stories Archive | Beaver Water District

Employee Happenings – Fall 2026

Congratulations to Plant Manager Stacy Cheevers on 35 years of service! Congratulations to Senior Systems Analyst Patrick Frizzell on 25 years of service! Congratulations to the Joe M. Steele & Hardy W. Croxton Memorial Scholarship winners from the University of Arkansas. Recipients were recognized during the recent board meeting. The four scholarships recipients […]

November 10, 2026 View Article

Meet the Board: Fall 2026

This quarter, we will take a look at Benton County representative David Short, who has been serving on the board of directors longer than any other current member. He has been serving since 2002. Why did you initially want to serve on the BWD board? In 2002, Ernie Lawrence, former mayor of Bentonville and a […]

November 10, 2026 View Article

A NWA “Frolic”

Now that we are in the month of October, it appears that the significant heatwave and period of drought is behind us. Although, I would feel a lot better about this cooler weather if it were bringing in more routine and “normal” rainfall amounts. This August and September were record-setting months for the District. In […]

November 10, 2026 View Article

Water 2050 Vision

by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) Since 2022, the pathway to a sustainable water future has been reshaping and reimagining the future of the water industry. Water 2050, an initiative started by the American Water Works Association (AWWA), asked members of the water community to contribute in a new collaborative effort to envision the […]

November 10, 2026 View Article

Beaver Lake “Secchi Day” Data Released for 21st Year

On August 15th, volunteer citizen scientists collected water quality data as part of the annual Secchi Day on Beaver Lake event. Beaver Water District (BWD) staff then analyzed the data and produced a report for 2026, which is now available on the District’s website bwdh2o.org. This year, 37 teams covered 35 sites where they gathered […]

November 10, 2026 View Article

StreamSmart

How Small Streams and Many Volunteers are Monitoring Beaver Lake Beaver Lake is the drinking water source for more than 600,000 Arkansans, and protecting it goes beyond the lake itself — it takes an understanding of what is happening in the streams and creeks that feed it. For more than a decade, the StreamSmart Citizen […]

August 13, 2026 View Article

Meet the Board: Summer 2026

This quarter let’s get to know one of our Washington County representatives, Chris Weiser, who has been serving on the board since 2006. Why did you initially want to serve on the BWD board? The short answer is Walter Turnbow told me I was going to be on the board. The longer answer is when […]

August 13, 2026 View Article

In the Long Run – Redux

By M. Lane Crider P.E., LEED AP If you’ve been wondering why this quarter’s newsletter is a little late, you can blame it on me. The newsletter has been held up waiting on me to finish this article. As I was composing my original article and referring to the drafts of the other articles in […]

August 13, 2026 View Article

Planning Ahead for NWA

Beaver Water District Employees Making an Impact On Friday, May 8th, Beaver Water District (BWD) took the next steps forward in their Capital Improvement Plan by hosting another groundbreaking event. The new 80 MGD (million gallons per day) capacity drinking water treatment facility called the Starr Water Treatment Plant officially began construction. The event was […]

August 13, 2026 View Article

Employee Happenings – Summer 2026

Welcome Hai Lam Huynh as the Summer Intern in the Public Affairs and Outreach department. She is an undergraduate student at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville focusing on Environmental, Soil, and Water Science with a minor in Natural Resource Management. As an outdoor recreationalist, she has a passion for maintaining the health of the […]

August 13, 2026 View Article

Meet the Board – Spring 2026

We are continuing our series this quarter with Mary Gardner. Why did you initially want to serve on the BWD board? I had acquaintances that asked if there was a conservative individual from Benton County interested in running for the board. At the time, I knew very little about Beaver Water District but had recently […]

May 13, 2026 View Article

Tomorrow’s Water Leaders

As this edition of The Source was being completed, I was participating in many of the activities surrounding National Water Week in Washington, DC. A collaborative event jointly planned by several national drinking water and clean water (wastewater) organizations, including the American Water Works Association (AWWA), the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA), the Water […]

May 13, 2026 View Article