Learn About Your Water Source - Beaver Lake!
Class | Registration opens Tuesday, August 19, 2025 10:00 AM
Did you know that 1 in 5 Arkansans rely on Beaver Lake for drinking water? Join us for an eye-opening class and guided tour that explores how this vital reservoir powers daily life across Northwest Arkansas. You’ll learn how water is sourced, treated, and distributed through the Beaver Water District—and why conservation is critical to the region’s future.
This experience includes a behind-the-scenes tour of the water treatment facility, where experts will walk you through each step of the process. See the systems in action, ask questions, and gain insights you won’t find in a textbook or on a solo visit.
Whether you’re a curious newcomer or a lifelong resident, you’ll leave with a deeper understanding of where your water comes from—and how you can help protect it. Explore the hidden infrastructure that keeps Arkansas flowing—and discover your role in its future.
Activity Level: 1
This program will meet in person at Beaver Water District, located at 301 N Primrose Rd, Lowell, AR 72745. Please read your class reminder email for the exact room location.
Class changes occasionally happen; please watch for (and read) announcements or emails from OLLI regarding your class.
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Beaver Water District
Meghan Post
Meghan Post serves as Education Coordinator at Northwest Arkansas’s largest wholesale water provider, Beaver Water District. She has her Bachelor of Science in Wildlife EcologyInformation and Education with a minor in Conservation Biology from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point. Meghan also serves as the Arkansas Water Environment Association’s Education & Public Outreach Committee Chair.
Trish Ouei
Patricia Ouei is the Director of Public Affairs at the Beaver Water District (BWD). She has a BS in Health Education and a Masters in Educational Technologies. She has served on many boards throughout her career including the Society for Public Health Education and the Arkansas Environmental Education Association.
Her career allows her to not only look at water quality from a runoff management side, but with a public health eye and as part of solid waste management. She co-authored the LakeSmart Training Manual and Evaluation Materials, which received the state, regional, and national award for best training manual by the National Association of County Agricultural Agents and has received the Ginger Tatom Water Quality Professional award for Arkansas.