The Source Fall 2024 Archives | Beaver Water District

New Sales Record Set in August

August 2024 was hot and dry. Beaver Water District set 2 new records! On August 7th, the District sold 104.463 MGD (million gallons per day) of clean safe drinking water to the four customer cities. Water sales continue to grow year over year, making August of 2024 the highest amount of water the District has […]

October 28, 2024 View Article

Did You Know??

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

Capital Projects Update

Fall 2024 Update Western Corridor Pipeline Approximately 40% of the pipe has been installed as of the end of September. Two pipe-laying crews continue to work in separate locations, and boring continues on the East side of the project. Other active work includes rock removal and concrete placement for valve vaults. Work in the most […]

May 2, 2023 View Article