Rogers-Lowell Area News

Beaver Water District "Top Ops" Team Places 1st in SW Section Competition; Headed to National Competition for Third Consecutive Year

Beaver Water District (BWD) placed 1st in the Southwest Section-American Water Works Association (AWWA) Top Ops Challenge on October 25 in Rogers.

The team members are (from left) Dustin Mayhew of Springdale, BWD Plant Operator; Frank Blowers of Pea Ridge, BWD Maintenance Supervisor; and Nikki Holloway of Springdale, BWD Laboratory Analyst. Combined, they bring together more than 30 years of experience in the water field to the Top Ops competition. Earlier this year, the team placed 5th in the AWWA 2016 Top Ops Challenge in Chicago.

Now the team will compete for the third time in the AWWA Top Ops Challenge in Philadelphia during AWWA’s 2017 Annual Conference & Exposition, which will be held June 11-14. This event gathers together more than 13,000 water professionals from around the world. Top Ops is the “College Bowl” or “Jeopardy!” of the water industry.

The Top Ops Challenge is designed to promote excellence and professionalism and provide an opportunity for water professionals to showcase their talents in all aspects of water operations. Established in 1881, AWWA is the largest nonprofit, scientific and educational association dedicated to managing and treating water, the world’s most important resource. For more information, visit www.awwa.org.

Beaver Water District supplies drinking water to more than 300,000 people and industries in Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers, Bentonville and surrounding areas in Northwest Arkansas. The District’s mission is to serve our customers’ needs by providing high quality drinking water that meets or exceeds all regulatory requirements and is economically priced consistent with our quality standards. For information, visit http://www.bwdh2o.org/.