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Land Purchased for Water Quality Benefits

On Thursday, June 15, Beaver Water District (BWD) and the Watershed Conservation Resource Center (WCRC) held a ribbon cutting and celebration to recognize the successful purchase of a Floodplain Conservation Property at 1501 S. Deadhorse Mountain Rd. The protection of 223 acres of property will help protect the quality of water in Beaver Lake for […]

August 8, 2023 View Article

Focusing on Tomorrow’s Water Industry Workforce

By M. Lane Crider P.E., LEED AP Last week, probably like many of you, I participated in another virtual meeting. This online meeting was hosted by an organization of the nation’s largest publicly owned water utilities and was focused on the current topics and challenges facing the water industry and utilities like Beaver Water District […]

May 2, 2023 View Article

Recipients of the Joe M. Steele & Hardy W. Croxton Memorial Scholarship

Scholarships Awarded

The Joe M. Steele & Hardy W. Croxton Memorial Scholarship is funded by Beaver Water District 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 of […]

May 2, 2023 View Article

Capital Projects Update

Fall 2025 Update Expansion of Intakes BWD selected Crossland Heavy Contractors for the pump installation project at the intakes and will seek formal contract approval at our November board meeting. The project includes installing five new 1,250-hp pumps at the North Intake and replacing three smaller pumps with three 1,000-hp units at the South Intake, […]

May 2, 2023 View Article

Graduation plaque recipients for the Citizens Water Academy class of 2020.

2023 Sees the Return of the Citizens Water Academy

For many years, Beaver Water District (BWD) has conducted public education and outreach programs. These efforts have included working with students of all ages, business leaders, civic organizations, nonprofits, and groups focusing on diversity in the region. In 2018, BWD made the decision to add to their public education programs and develop a more formalized […]

May 2, 2023 View Article

Employee Happenings

Arkansas Money and Politics (AMP) asked its readers to tell them who their favorite C-Suite executives were. AMP described the C-Suite as “That place where most of us strive to be when we launch a career. Referring to the cluster of top-level executive positions within most companies — chief executive officer (CEO), chief operating officer […]

May 1, 2023 View Article

Be Pro Be Proud in NWA

For more than a year now, Beaver Water District, Central Arkansas Water, and the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce have been working on a project together to incorporate the careers of the water industry into the Be Pro Be Proud initiative. The many hours of planning, editing, and conference calls saw the project come to […]

May 1, 2023 View Article