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1/19/2018 |
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McCarty Elected to Beaver Watershed Alliance Board of Directors |
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James McCarty of Fayetteville, Manager of Environmental Quality for Beaver Water District, was elected to the Board of Directors of the Beaver Watershed Alliance on Jan. 8, 2018. McCarty fills the position representing regional drinking water districts on the Board. Beaver Watershed Alliance was formed in 2011 to establish programming to maintain high quality drinking water in Beaver Lake and improve water quality on the Beaver Lake Watershed. The Alliance represents a diverse stakeholder group from conservation, education, water utilities, technical and science, business, agriculture, recreation, and local government groups working together for the cause of clean water. For more information, visit http://www.beaverwatershedalliance.org/.
About Beaver Water District
Beaver Water District (BWD) cleans and purifies water from Beaver Lake in Northwest Arkansas. BWD sells the drinking water at the wholesale price of $1.34 per 1000 gallons to Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers and Bentonville. In total, these cities and their customers serve about 320,000 people. BWD’s board meets monthly with the exception of December. The board consists of three members from Washington County and three from Benton County. They are elected to six-year terms and every two years, a position comes open in each county. BWD’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 more information, visit www.bwdh2o.org.
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