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Districts & Directors

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1. Northwest District
Benton, Carroll, Boone, Marion, Baxter, Washington, Madison, Newton, Searcy

Jackie William Hinchey, Jr.
Treasurer
Leslie Water & Sewer
P.O. Box 366
Leslie, AR 72645
Cell: 501-253-8177
Butch Bartholomew
P.O. Box 366
West Fork, AR 72774

2. White River District
Fulton, Izard, Sharp, Stone, Independence, Jackson, Woodruff, White, Cleburne, Van Buren

Position Open David Liles
Lonoke White PWA
230 Pearce Rd.
Quitman, AR 72131
Office: 501.941.1021
Cell: 501.743.8028

3. Eastern District
Randolph, Lawrence, Clay, Greene, Craighead, Mississippi, Poinsett, Cross, Crittenden, St. Francis, Lee, Phillips

Bobby Brown
Clay Co. Reg. W.D.D
P.O. Box 10
McDougal, AR 72441
Ph: 870-259-3327
Fax: 870-259-3576
Zach Baker
Piggott Mun. Light, Water & Sewer
237 S. Street
Pollard, AR 72456
Ph: 870-598-2946

4. Western District
Crawford, Franklin, Sebastian, Logan, Scott, Polk

Jack Wells
RiverSouth Rural Water District
2719 S Hwy 23
Ozark, AR 72949
Ph: 479-209-2259
Jesse McChristian, Jr.
Hwy 71 Water District No. 1
8014 N. Hwy 71
Alma, AR 72921
Ph: 479-632-2508
 

5. West Central District
Johnson, Pope, Conway, Perry, Yell, Montgomery, Garland, Hot Spring, Clark, Pike

Jeff Ford
2nd Vice President
James Kimzey RWD
P.O. Box 722
319 W. 3rd
Malvern, AR 72104
Ph: 501.337.0037
Cell: 501.350.5289
John Choate
NRWA Director
Tri-County Reg. W.D.D.
P.O. Box 4030
Russellville, AR 72811
Ph: 479-968-6268
Fax: 479-968-4324

6. Central District
Faulkner, Pulaski, Saline, Lonoke, Prairie, Monroe

Greg B. Hooten
Past President
Guy Water Works
P.O. Box 12
Guy, AR 72061
Ph: 501-679-4585
Terry House
1st Vice President
Grand Prairie Bayou Two PWA
11177 AR Hwy 31 N
Austin, AR  72007
Ph: 501-676-2887
Fax: 501-676-9211

7. Southwest District
Howard, Sevier, Little River, Miller, Lafayette, Columbia, Union, Calhoun, Ouachita, Nevada, Hempstead, Dallas

Position Open Jesse A. McKinnon
Lisbon Water Association
119 Wotapi St
Eldorado, AR 71730
Ph: 870-863-3989

8. Southeast District
Grant, Jefferson, Arkansas, Cleveland, Lincoln, Desha, Bradley, Drew, Ashley, Chicot

Tenay Reep
Secretary
Warren Water & Sewer
106 N. Myrtle
Warren, AR 71671
Ph: 870-226-2321
Bryan Smith
President
Grand Prairie Regional Water Distribution District
P.O. Box 850
Stuttgart, AR 72160
Ph: 870-673-1669

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Lonoke, AR 72086-8156
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