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The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) was signed into law on December 16, 1974, making this the 50th anniversary of the original statute. This landmark federal legislation has been a key driving force safeguarding the quality of potable water that is essential to daily life across the United States. Administered through the Environmental Protection Agency, the […]

October 28, 2024 View Article

Employee Happenings – Fall 2024

Staff Promotions and Updates Danny Dearing, Engineering Technician, has assumed the additional role as the leader of the Asset Management Program (AMP) for Beaver Water District and, subsequently, has been named Asset Management Lead for the District. Danny will work with the executive staff and lead the AMP team to further develop and execute this […]

October 28, 2024 View Article

2025 Scholarship Recipients

The Joe M. Steele & Hardy W. Croxton Memorial Scholarship is funded by Beaver Water District (BWD) Board Members and provides support to students in the University of Arkansas College of Engineering and Bumpers College. Beaver Water District Board Members donate board meeting attendance fees to the scholarship fund that is managed by the University […]

October 28, 2024 View Article

Beating the Drum

Merrium-Webster defines this phrase as an idiom (expression) “to say or write things that strongly support (someone or something)”. My predecessor here at the Beaver Water District (BWD) used this expression frequently to underscore the importance of continuing to tell the origin story of Beaver Water District and Beaver Lake. Were it not for the […]

October 28, 2024 View Article

Beaver Water District 65th Anniversary Bottle

Beaver Water District Celebrates 65th Anniversary

Sixty-five years ago, on August 27, 1959, a Washington County circuit court order officially established Beaver Water District. Subsequently, the District executed agreements with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for storage of water supply in Beaver Lake sufficient to yield on average 120 million gallons per day. The District also executed agreements with Bentonville, […]

October 28, 2024 View Article

Employee Happenings – Summer 2024

Cassie Storey joined BWD in July as the Executive Administrator. Previously an Executive Administrative Assistant at a school district in Illinois, she made a move to Arkansas in January and has been an Administrative Assistant at Bentonville Schools until coming to the District. Cassie has two teen boys and enjoys mountain biking, hiking, and finding […]

August 12, 2024 View Article

Water Quality Report

By Mindi Dearing, Compliance Manager Beaver Water District’s Mission is “To sustainably provide our customers with safe, economical drinking water”. In order to do this, we must continuously comply with the standards that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sets for drinking water to protect against naturally occurring and man-made contaminants. Maximum contaminant levels for […]

August 12, 2024 View Article

The Double-Edged Sword

I have a slide that I routinely use in presentations about the history of Beaver Water District and Beaver Lake titled “The Drinking Water Effect”. The slide shows the combined population of Washington and Benton Counties from 1840 to present day, along with recent population projections out to 2040. From 1900 to 1960, the two-county […]

August 12, 2024 View Article

Stormwater Utility Makes Sense

By Dr. James A. McCarty, Environmental Quality Manager In March of 2006, the first agreement was signed between the City of Fayetteville and Beaver Water District (BWD) for the protection of Beaver Lake. This particular agreement centered around potential changes to the discharge permit for the Noland Wastewater Plant and focused on efforts both the […]

August 12, 2024 View Article

Employee Happenings – Spring 2024

Northwest District of the Arkansas Water Works & Water Environment Association Selects Water Taste Winners Bella Vista POA won the 2024 best tasting drinking water contest at the Northwestern District Meeting of the Arkansas Waterworks and Water Environment Association held in March. Four different water systems competed for the NW District title of Best Tasting […]

May 2, 2024 View Article

Citizens Water Academy 2024 Wraps Up

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 2, 2024 View Article

It Takes a Village

By M. Lane Crider P.E., LEED AP Credited originally as an African proverb, the phrase “It takes a village to raise a child” referred to the idea that it takes the interaction and care of many to provide for a child’s growth. The phrase has been often recited in American culture for many purposes, most […]

May 2, 2024 View Article