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A Beaver Water District operations supervisor explains how exactly they add fluoride to northwest Arkansas water and ensure the proper dosage.
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The City of Fayetteville is reaffirming its status as a welcoming city. On today's show, we hear why the city council took the move and what it means. Also, the intersection of magic and Black history. Plus, how the Beaver Water District is safeguarding northwest Arkansas’ drinking water.
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Northwest Arkansas continues to grow, and cities are trying to ensure the water supply keeps pace. On today's show, we talk about water leaks and growth. Also, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders lines out her priorities for the 95th General Assembly in her State of the State address. Plus, the Northwest Arkansas Martin Luther King, Jr. Council will host the 29th annual Recommitment Celebration.
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This year the state of Arkansas is updating its water plan to better reflect issues around water, quality, usage and infrastructure. Stakeholders in Northwest Arkansas explain what water issues they believe the natural state will face.
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Drinking Water Week is the first full week of May. Beaver Water District officials speak with Pete Hartman, KUAF's operations manager, about the district's education efforts. Music Moves opens the Music Depot in Rogers. Plus, a conversation with Kelly Rich, Experience Fayetteville's new downtown initiatives director.
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News from the most recent 25 hours includes a voting day in parts of Arkansas, and an offshoot of Arkansas LEARNS signed into law.
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KUAF Community SpotlightPete speaks to Beaver Water District Director of Public Affairs Trish Ouei and Meghan Post about national "drinking water" week, which takes place in the beginning of May.
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Water quality improvement along the upper West Fork of the White River in Northwest Arkansas, which has attracted the attention of the Environmental Protection Agency, is the result of an enduring collaboration among the Watershed Conservation Resource Center, Beaver Watershed Alliance, Beaver Water District, Northwest Arkansas Land Trust and Arkansas Water Resources Center.
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Anna Pope caught up with Kevan Inboden, Chief Operations Officer at Beaver Water District. Water demand reduced since this past month because of rainfall and lower tempertatures. Although university students are returning to the Northwest Arkansas, Because of the area's population growth the distric has seen rebreaking-number of water use, and Inboden said there projects in the works to keep up.
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Beaver Water District broke another record. The district sold about 101 million gallons of water on July 15 breaking the previous record of 88 million gallons of water treated and pumped in one day set this past September. The spike in demand is not only because of the heat, but also because Northwest Arkansas gains an estimated 30 people a day.