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Speaker Registration Form

March 8, 2023 / arwa / Uncategorized

REGISTER TO SPEAK AT THE 46th ANNUAL TECHNICAL CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION September 10-13, 2023 Submit the form below by March 31, 2023! All presentations are generic and cannot directly promote a particular company and/or product. Company logo on slides and presentation materials is permitted. Submission of this form does not does not guarantee assignment. If […]

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Arkansas Natural Resources Commission Approves American Rescue Plan Act Funding Distribution

December 2, 2022 / arwa / News Updates

Arkansas Department of Agriculture FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 12/2/2022 Contact: Ayden Massey, (501) 813-6012 ayden.massey@agriculture.arkansas.gov LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission (ANRC) approved $270 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding distribution at its meeting on Friday, December 2, 2022. A total of 157 projects will receive funding across 58 counties. A full list […]

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City Corporation Water & Sewer wins Best Tasting Water 2022

September 30, 2022 / arwa / News Updates

PRESS RELEASE BEST TASTING WATER IN ARKANSAS Officials at the Arkansas Rural Water Association (ARWA) have found the best-tasting water in Arkansas. On September 13, 2022, the winner of the state-wide competition was announced in an effort to identify the tastiest rural water in the state and, participants hope, in the nation. Small and rural […]

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EPA Releases Lead Service Line Inventory Guidance

August 4, 2022 / arwa / News Updates

On August 4, 2022, EPA released Guidance for Developing and Maintaining a Service Line Inventory to support water systems with their efforts to develop inventories and to provide states with needed information for oversight and reporting to EPA. The guidance provides essential information to help water systems comply with the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions […]

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Best Tasting Water in Arkansas 2021

September 23, 2021 / arwa / News Updates
Best Tasting Water in Arkansas 2021

Officials at the Arkansas Rural Water Association (ARWA) have found the best-tasting water in Arkansas. On August 31, 2021 the winner of the state-wide competition was announced in an effort to identify the tastiest rural water in the state and, participants hope, in the nation. Small and rural water utilities from around the state submitted […]

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“BEST TASTING WATER” – Call for Entries!

April 16, 2021 / arwa / News Updates
Best Tasting Water - Call for Entries

Loving every drop of your water? Arkansas Rural Water Association is looking for the “BEST TASTING WATER” in the state. The State Water Taste Test will be held at the ARWA Annual Technical Conference in Hot Springs, Arkansas. All member water utilities are encouraged to enter. Arkansas Rural Water Association will choose the best of […]

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When Good Pumps Go Bad

February 18, 2021 / arwa / News Updates

David Liles, LWPWA General Manager, on Effective Risk Assessment for Water Utilities When most people think about property risk and insurance, they focus on external forces such as tornadoes, hail, fires, or theft. These are genuine risk factors to consider and offset. However, they are by no means the only risk factors utilities face in […]

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Arkansas Licensed Water Operators Renewal Hours Waived

September 18, 2020 / arwa / News Updates

ATTENTION! September 18, 2020 The below text has been placed on the bottom of this ADH webpage: https://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/rules-and-regulations with the rest of the “relaxed” Rules: Arkansas Department of Health RULES PERTAINING TO WATER OPERATOR LICENSING Section XIII. A: 24 hours of additional training instruction, per two-year renewal period for the 2019 to 2021 period, is […]

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2020 “Best Tasting Water in Arkansas” Award Goes to Ash Flat Water Co.

September 1, 2020 / arwa / News Updates

PRESS RELEASE The 2020 “Best Tasting Water in Arkansas” Award Goes to Ash Flat Water Co. Officials at the Arkansas Rural Water Association (ARWA) have found the best-tasting water in Arkansas. On August 31, 2020, the winner of the state-wide competition was announced in an effort to identify the tastiest rural water in the state […]

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USDA Civil Rights poster available for download

July 14, 2020 / arwa / News Updates

Attention water and wastewater systems: Below, you will find a link to a USDA Civil Rights poster that you should print and publicly display in your office as a Federally funded service provider. As well, you may wish to make mention of this poster language on your system website if you have one. Please go […]

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