Nondiscrimination Policy

1. Central Arkansas Water shall not discriminate against employees or potential employees on grounds prohibited by the Arkansas Civil Rights Act.
2. Central Arkansas Water shall strive to maintain a workplace free from all types of harassment or discrimination as required by the Arkansas Civil Rights Act.
3. If Central Arkansas Water provides an employee benefit which is also available to or which provides a benefit for an employee's spouse, Central Arkansas Water shall endeavor to provide such employee benefit to all legally married couples on the same basis. For purposes of employee benefits, a spouse shall mean the person that is legally married to a CAW employee under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the marriage was established; provided, if the marriage was performed in a foreign nation, such marriage must also be recognized as valid by the State Department of the United States of America.
4. Central Arkansas Water shall not discriminate against vendors on grounds prohibited by the Arkansas Civil Rights Act.
5. Central Arkansas Water shall not discriminate in the providing of water services on grounds prohibited by the Arkansas Civil Rights Act.
6. All contracts providing goods and services to Central Arkansas Water shall contain a clause stating that the contracting party shall not discriminate in its employment practices or its provision of goods or services on grounds prohibited by the Arkansas Civil Rights Act. All bid and proposal requests for such contracts from Central Arkansas Water shall include notification of such a clause and the requirement that it be followed.

Adopted by the Central Arkansas Water Board of Commissioners, May, 2015. Updated May, 2023