Conway Corp plans Greers Ferry pipeline; Heber Springs manager says drinking water will not run out
July 03, 2026 | Rose Bud, White County, Arkansas
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Conway Corp has announced plans to draw part of its water supply from Greers Ferry Lake and build a pipeline to increase the utility’s regional capacity, company posts and local officials said.
Paul Graham, general manager of the Heber Springs Water and Wastewater Utility, told reporters the project would move water from Greers Ferry Lake to Conway and offered rough capacity figures: "But right now they're looking around 7 million gallons a day," he said, adding that the company’s longer-range target is "a roughly 20 million gallons a day" by about 2034.
The company announced the plan on social media, describing the goal as shifting some supply from a smaller local source to a much larger regional reservoir. News of the project prompted questions in nearby Heber Springs about whether the work would affect local service.
Graham said many residents asked how the project would affect Heber Springs and provided a direct reassurance: "I assure my customers no one is going to run out of, out of water as far as drinking water." He and other officials cautioned that the pipeline will not immediately solve current drought conditions but could offer a more reliable source over time if completed.
Key details — including precise project funding, permitting steps, the specific name of the "community water" system mentioned in early reporting, and an exact construction timeline beyond the broad 2034 target — were not specified in the segment. Conway Corp's public post and Graham's comments describe intent and capacity goals but do not list approvals or firm completion dates.
The segment contained fumbled spellings of local names in the original report transcript; spelling has been standardized to the commonly used forms: Heber Springs and Greers Ferry Lake. Local officials or Conway Corp did not announce a final schedule for construction or regulatory approvals during the segment.
The report was filed for THV 11 News by Maya Ellison.
Paul Graham, general manager of the Heber Springs Water and Wastewater Utility, told reporters the project would move water from Greers Ferry Lake to Conway and offered rough capacity figures: "But right now they're looking around 7 million gallons a day," he said, adding that the company’s longer-range target is "a roughly 20 million gallons a day" by about 2034.
The company announced the plan on social media, describing the goal as shifting some supply from a smaller local source to a much larger regional reservoir. News of the project prompted questions in nearby Heber Springs about whether the work would affect local service.
Graham said many residents asked how the project would affect Heber Springs and provided a direct reassurance: "I assure my customers no one is going to run out of, out of water as far as drinking water." He and other officials cautioned that the pipeline will not immediately solve current drought conditions but could offer a more reliable source over time if completed.
Key details — including precise project funding, permitting steps, the specific name of the "community water" system mentioned in early reporting, and an exact construction timeline beyond the broad 2034 target — were not specified in the segment. Conway Corp's public post and Graham's comments describe intent and capacity goals but do not list approvals or firm completion dates.
The segment contained fumbled spellings of local names in the original report transcript; spelling has been standardized to the commonly used forms: Heber Springs and Greers Ferry Lake. Local officials or Conway Corp did not announce a final schedule for construction or regulatory approvals during the segment.
The report was filed for THV 11 News by Maya Ellison.
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