Central Arkansas Water provides drinking water and wastewater services to a population of 500,000 people in 26 communities and 7 counties in Central Arkansas. CAW has 323 employees. On May 17th, 2022 at the Global Water Summit 2022, CEO Tad Bohannon, accepted the offer for membership into the Leading Utilities of the World network and received a ‘Golden Tap’ award for utility performance, representing the achievement of the highest level of utility service.