2017 KRWP Annual Membership Meeting
The Kings River Watershed Partnership held its 2017 annual meeting on Tuesday, June 20th at the Carroll County Electric Cooperative Community Room in Berryville, Arkansas.
There were three expiring board positions to be filled, with the following candidates voted on by the membership in attendance:
- Glenda Allison
- Lisa Price Backs
- Anne Lichti
- Gray Squires
- Lin Wellford
Glenda Allison, Gray Squires, and Lin Wellford received the most votes and will begin new terms on the KRWP board.
The group heard a presentation on developments in the Mill Creek Streambank Restoration Project from Joe Scott, Berryville Parks Department director; and information from Mike Maynard, Berryville Wastewater Treatment Plant, on upgrades to their system which will impact water quality in the watershed.
Sam Davis also shared KRWP water monitoring testing data on Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) and Dissolved Oxygen (DO) levels in the upper and lower reaches of the Kings River. A discussion followed on the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality’s listing of portions of the river on its 2010 303(d) List of Impaired Waterbodies.
Historical Annual Meetings Archive (2007–2016)
2016 Annual Meeting
Focused on riparian buffer initiatives, water testing results from the YSI multi-probe meter, and expansion of the annual spring and summer cleanup floats.
2015 Annual Meeting
Featured Sean Saunders (Region 1 AGFC Stream Team) speaking on macroinvertebrate sampling and bioassessment protocols for Ozark mountain streams.
2014 Annual Meeting
Reviewed progress on the Berryville Library LID grant and watershed education programs with Carroll and Madison County schools.
2013–2007 Founding & Early Years
Presentations on the EPA/ADEQ Watershed Management Plan, baseline water sampling, landowner education guides, and partnership building across Northwest Arkansas.