6/3/2014 ​On May 29, 2014, the Bedford Regional Water Authority (“Authority”) received approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) to expand the water intake at Smith Mountain Lake. This approval is another milestone reached by the Authority in the process of building a new water treatment plant and waterline that would expand water services…

3/31/2014 ​The Certificate for Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been awarded to Bedford County Public Service Authority (now the Bedford Regional Water Authority) by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR). The Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition…

​The lawsuit filed against the Bedford Regional Water Authority (“Authority”) is now in the process of being dropped. On Friday, February 21st Bedford Weaving filed a motion for a non-suit at the Bedford County Circuit Court. The lawsuit was filed by Bedford Weaving in January. It claimed that the Authority did not have the power…

1/29/2014 The Bedford Regional Water Authority (“Authority”) filed a Demurrer on Monday, January 27, 2014 in response to local company Bedford Weaving’s law suit. The Authority has also formally responded to several accusations in a letter to the Planning Commission sent by Bedford Weaving. Bedford Weaving’s concern with the Authority is that the water source…

1/21/2014 ​During the weeks of January 27th through February 7th the Bedford Regional Water Authority (“Authority”) will be performing smoke tests on the sanitary sewers in certain areas of the Town of Bedford. Notification will be provided to the homes that will be in the area of the smoke testing the week before testing begins.…

5/10/2013 The Certificate for Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been awarded to Bedford County Public Service Authority by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR). The Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting…

9/19/2013 ​At the Bedford Regional Water Authority’s September board meeting on the 17th, the board decided to make changes to how the Authority charges deposits and inactive accounts. “The Authority is always open to customer suggestions and listening to their concerns,” said Brian Key, PE, Executive Director of the Authority. “This is just another example…

8/21/2013 ​The Bedford Regional Water Authority (“Authority”) is hosting a public informational meeting about the proposed Smith Mountain Lake Water Treatment Plant and Lakes to Forest Waterline Extension project. The event will be held on Wednesday, August 28th from 2pm to 4pm at Trinity Ecumenical Parish located on 40 Lakemount Drive in Moneta. The meeting’s…

7/16/2013 ​The draft permit from the Department of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) has been issued to the Bedford Regional Water Authority (“Authority”). The permit grants the Authority the ability to increase the withdrawal intake from the current Smith Mountain Lake intake valve from 2.99 million gallons per day to 12 million gallons per day. The permit…

6/24/2013 The Bedford Regional Water Authority (“Authority”) adopted their rates at the June 25th board meeting which also included a public hearing for the rates. No members of the community chose to speak about the rates and the public hearing only lasted a few minutes. The board then voted unanimously (with member Cynthia Gunnoe absent…