Author: Planeteria Media

  • Local Stimulus Plan for Long Standing Authority Customers

    5/4/2010 ​The Bedford County Public Service Authority (“Authority”) is pleased to announce that they will be advancing the return of security deposits for many of its customers. The Authority understands the economic challenges that many of its customers are dealing with, and they are pleased to be able to assist some of their customers with…

  • Authority Offers Credit Card Payments

    6/1/2010 ​The Bedford County Public Service Authority (“Authority”) is pleased to announce that they have recently implemented a change to the way that they process credit card payments. They have changed their credit card processor, to using the Paymentus Corporation. They can now accept Visa, Master Card, American Express and Discover credit cards along with…

  • Brian Key Named New Authority Executive Director

    3/20/2008 ​At a Board of Directors meeting on Tuesday March 18th, the Bedford County Public Service Authority (“BCPSA”) named Brian M. Key, PE as their Executive Director. The position was left vacant when the previous Administrator, William E. “Willie” Jones, resigned in December 2007 to accept the position of Executive Director of the Halifax County…

  • Authority Administrator Resigns

    12/3/2007 ​The Bedford County Public Service Authority (“BCPSA”) announced yesterday that their Administrator, William E. Jones (“Willie”), has resigned his position effective December 14, 2007. Willie was offered and has accepted the position of Executive Director of the Halifax County Service Authority (“HCSA”). He will assume his new role on January 2, 2008. Mr. Jones…

  • Moneta Wastewater Plant Construction

    3/15/2006 ​Construction of the Moneta Wastewater Treatment System, which began in October 2005, is in high gear. The first utility based Public Private Education and Infrastructure Act (PPEA) project in the state of Virginia has thus far been an exciting endeavor for the PSA and the Moneta Resource Group (which is comprised of English Construction…

  • GFOA awards certificate of achievement to Authority

    5/19/2004 ​BEDFORD – The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been awarded to Bedford County Public Service Authority (BCPSA) by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003. The certificate is the highest…

  • Smith Mountain Lake water tank completed

    2/24/2004 ​MONETA – Progress in extending public water to more areas of Bedford County is growing in many ways, but in the Smith Mountain Lake area, it has grown up, literally. Bedford County Public Service Authority (BCPSA) waterlines have been installed in the Smith Mountain Lake area, extending service from the surface water treatment plant…

  • A new horizon at Smith Mountain Lake will bring water to community

    8/21/2003 ​MONETA – It is not a bird, or a plane, but it is certainly a pie in the sky. The bowl of the Smith Mountain Lake elevated water tank was hoisted yesterday to rest 140 feet on a concrete column. The one-million gallon tank will provide public water service to the newly constructed water…

  • Smith Mountain Lake waterline construction underway

    2/23/2003 ​​SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE – An overwhelming outcry from Bedford County residents experiencing dry or troubled wells fell on compassionate ears last year. The Bedford County Public Service Authority (BCPSA), which operates most public water and sewer services throughout the county, developed a plan in January 2002 to expand services to 12 key areas. These…

  • Consumer Confidence Reports mailed to BCPSA Customers

    7/2/2003 ​The Bedford County Public Service Authority (BCPSA) recently mailed the 2002 Annual Drinking Water Quality Reports to all county public systems. The report is designed to keep the consumer informed about the quality of water in the BCPSA system, as well as efforts made to protect the water supply. Public water must meet guidelines…