Lake Catherine Water Works (LCWW)/Riveria is and Non-Profit Water Authority that serves our resident members/users. We strive to provide safe, clean, and affordable drinking water and sewer service. The constant maintenance of distribution lines and other assets (Supply tanks, pumps, valves, meters, etc.) are a large part of our job. It's our goal to keep residents with continuous water and sewer services with limited interuption.
Interesting Facts
- LCWW purchases treated drinking water from the City of Hot Springs
- LCWW maintains our own sewer treatment facility
- 4 Full-time and 1 Part-time Employees
- Board of Directors consists of 5 resident members (appointed by the Garland County Judge)
- Active Water Users: 825 (March 2026)
- Active Sewer Users: 389 (March 2026)
- 436 water users have "grandfathered" septic systems and are required to hook on to sewer when those systems fail
- Septic System owners pay a sewer availability fee to maintain the system that they'll eventually have to connect to
- As we get more homes built, economies of scale should contribute to more stable rates for sewer
- Arkansas Legislature Act 605 and 925 rate studies regulate the minimum rates of providers. These acts are in place to prevent systems from entering "financial distress" and/or insolvency. Aging infrastructure, with no significant revenue increases, has contributed to over 30 water systems in Arkansas entering financial distress.
- LCWW is a member of the Arkansas Rural Water Association
- The History of LCCW/Riviera can be found under the "Resources" tab on this website.
