LOWELL, Ark. — In a step toward finalizing plans to expand water services for communities in Northwest Arkansas, the Beaver Water District selected Kansas City-based firm Black & Veatch to design an expansion plan for its water treatment facility.
Beaver Water District's goal with the $540 million Water Treatment Facilities Expansion Program is to ensure communities in Benton and Washington Counties have access to quality drinking water as the area continues to grow.
"Being able to stay ahead of growth, allows [customers] to not be concerned about whether or not they can meet the needs of the expansion of their local communities, additional businesses, people moving in," Lane Cryder, CEO of Beaver Water District, said. "We have the capacity to make sure that they can continue to grow."
Once the expansion is complete, the area's water will increase from 140 million gallons a day to 220 million.
The program will also "rehabilitate aging infrastructure and expand water storage, pump stations, power generation, pipelines, and dewatering facilities by 2032," according to Black & Veatch's press release.
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