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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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FEMA to Provide Cloth Face Masks

May 13, 2020 / arwa / News Updates
Slow the Spread

ARWA is pleased to announce that FEMA is making available a significant quantity of washable, cloth face masks for potential distribution to all requesting water and wastewater utilities in Arkansas. Accordingly, masks will be initially allocated to requesting utilities at the rate of two (2) masks per essential full-time employee. This is a one-time FEMA […]

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IMPORTANT: COVID-19 STATEMENT from ARWA

March 19, 2020 / arwa / News Updates

COVID-19 Updated: April 9, 2020 Arkansas Utility Systems, Effective immediately, Arkansas Rural Water Association will be following National Rural Water Association’s federal guidelines and halting on-site visits for our field staff. If your system has an emergency, please contact the ARWA office or field staff immediately. We will evaluate the situation and, if deemed necessary, […]

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Water Operator Licensing Program – Recommended Study Reference Materials

November 8, 2019 / arwa / News Updates

If you are in the Arkansas Water Operator Licensing Program, you can now order any study reference materials from ARWA. Click Here to Download Order Form

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2019 Emergency Response Training in Arkansas

May 21, 2019 / arwa / News Updates

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Public Water System Service Fees to Increase

May 2, 2019 / arwa / News Updates

Jeff Stone, P.E., Director During the 92nd General Assembly of the Arkansas Legislature, House Bill 1737 was introduced to raise Public Water System Service Fees from $0.30 per meter per month to $0.40 per meter per month. This bill was the result of the Arkansas Department of Health seeking support for the safe drinking water […]

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USDA Rural Development Water & Environmental Programs / AR Persistent Poverty

May 17, 2018 / arwa / News Updates

Download Fact Sheet PDF Download AR Persistent Poverty Updated list PDF

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