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…

3/26/2013 ​At the March board meeting, the Bedford Regional Water Authority board voted to approve the advertisement of a new rate structure for the Authority that will go into effect July 1, 2013. The new rates are needed due to the consolidation taking place between the Bedford County Public Service Authority and the City of…

1/23/2013 ​At a regularly scheduled board meeting on January 22nd, the Bedford Regional Water Authority (“Authority”) held interviews for the vacant seventh member position on the board. This position was purposely left vacant when the board members were appointed in December, as outlined to the consolidation agreement that will combine the Bedford County Public Service…

12/20/2012 The first board meeting for the Bedford Regional Water Authority (“BRWA”) was held on Tuesday, December 18 in the Bedford County Public Service Authority’s (“BCPSA”) board room. This was the first board meeting that has been held of the newly formed Bedford Regional Water Authority, a result of the reversion of the City of…

11/20/2012 At the Bedford County Public Service Authority (“Authority”) board meeting on Tuesday, November 20th, the board voted “yes” to pass the consolidation agreement to merge the Authority with the City water and sewer utilities into a new utility named the Bedford Regional Water Authority. All of the six members present voted to pass the…