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BEAVER LAKE, the primary drinking water source for Northwest Arkansas, is a "man-made" reservoir created by building BEAVER DAM across the White River in the 1960s. Since completion, the Lake has provided a constant supply of good quality water to meet the demands of a growing economy and population. Today, one-in-six Arkansans depends on Beaver Lake for water to drink and use in homes, public buildings, business, and industry.

BEAVER LAKE:

Northwest Arkansas' Ace-in-the-Hole

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BEAVER WATER DISTRICT (BWD) is the first and largest of the FOUR DRINKING WATER PLANTS (DWP) in NW Arkansas. These water utilities clean water from Beaver Lake so it is safe for drinking and other uses. BWD supplies water to FOUR CUSTOMER CITIES Water Departments:  BENTONVILLE, FAYETTEVILLE, ROGERS, SPRINGDALE. These Water Departments send water on to city residents and smaller surrounding towns. Most of the URBAN CORRIDOR served by BWD is in the ILLINOIS RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN or WATERSHED. 

BWD DRINKING WATER PLANT TOUR

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During or after use, water flows through pipes to  WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS (WWTP). In the Beaver Lake Watershed, treated wastewater is released into Beaver Lake source streams, the White River and WAR EAGLE CREEK. A larger number of WWTPs are located in the Illinois River Watershed, so more treated wastewater is discharged to tributaries of the Illinois River and Lake Tenkiller, the drinking water source for many communities in Eastern Oklahoma 

BRIDGE TO WAR EAGLE 

by Larry Foley & Dale Carpenter