BPU holds annual Children’s Water Festival
Article by McPherson News Weekly: http://www.mcphersonweeklynews.com/childrens-water-festival-at-mcpherson-college
Ash Street Project
BPU has set out to replace the old 4" and 6" cast iron water main with 8" C-900 P.V.C. The current cast iron mains have been in place for about 80 years. The critical need for the replacement was confirmed as the crew began to dig and found that the old cast iron mains were leaking. Not only will the new P.V.C pipes be more [...]
Electric GPS Mapping Project
The Board of Public Utilities is contracting with Midland GIS Solutions to create an aerial image map of the primary electric system. Midland GIS Solutions, based out of Maryville, Missouri, is the largest full-service GIS firm in the Midwest. Using GPS, they will collect data to map the locations of all high voltage devices, such [...]
New Utility Bill Scam Targets Customers’ Emails
The new scam that has been targeting people throughout the United States may have made its way to McPherson. One BPU customer recently reported receiving a bogus email that requested personal information and contained a request for immediate payment. The McPherson BPU does not request immediate payment threatening additional fines or service disconnection via email [...]
2014 Children’s Water Festival to be held Oct. 10
The 2014 Children’s Water Festival will be held on the campus of McPherson College, 1600 E. Euclid St., on October 10, 2014. This annual festival is co-sponsored by the McPherson Board of Public Utilities, Cargill and McPherson College. In Central Kansas, a large share of the water we drink comes from groundwater. Contamination of the [...]
Power Plant 3 Project
The generator at Power Plant 3, located at 1486 17th avenue, is undergoing some maintenance. The 17 year old generator is the largest of the 4 BPU generators. This generator is capable of producing 80 MW of power; that’s close to the equivalent of 32 large wind power generators combined. This generator has seen an increase in usage since McPherson’ BPU’s generation is now dispatched by theSouthwest Power Pool (SPP)’s located in Little Rock, Arkansas. SPP is one of nine independent [...]
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