Effective Emergency Response Begins Long Before a Storm Hits
(Published in American Water Works publication) By PETE NARDI No water utility operator wants to have to manage through a natural disaster. However, developing effective emergency management expertise can yield benefits for the utility for years to follow. At the end of hurricane planning sessions, the longtime emergency management director of our county in South Carolina […]
PSD earns financial reporting award
Hilton Head Public Service District (PSD) has received the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association. The award, which is the highest form of recognition awarded by the association, is for the PSD’s 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR). The PSD’s CAFR was judged to demonstrate a spirit […]
Hilton Head Public Service District Recognized for Environmental Excellence
The Hilton Head Public Service District (PSD) has achieved designation as a “Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary” through the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program (ACSP), an Audubon International program. The final step for certification requires a visit by a local community representative. Jill Kombrink, the Naturalist at Oldfield Community Association, was given a tour of the property […]
Hurricane Season 101
If you’re new to Hilton Head, you might not be familiar with hurricane season. It officially begins June 1 every year and runs through the end of November. While the Lowcountry has had a few scares the past two years, the last hurricane to truly impact Hilton Head Island was Hurricane Matthew in 2016.
Hilton Head PSD joins BJWSA in requesting irrigation minimization
Hilton Head Public Service District (PSD) is joining its wholesale water provider, Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer Authority on the mainland, in requesting that customers minimize their use of water for irrigation between 4 a.m. and 9 a.m., until the area experiences some rainfall. Both the PSD and BJWSA are experiencing very high demand on their […]
Hilton Head PSD recognizes Drinking Water Week
The celebration is from May 5-11 Benjamin Franklin once said, “Nobody cares about water, until the well runs dry.” How much do we care about water today? It is our most precious natural resource, essential to so many of our everyday tasks — from a shower and cup of coffee in the morning to a […]
Hilton Head PSD recognized for excellence by state
The PSD received the Facility Excellence Award and its recycled water supervisor recognized for outstanding performance Hilton Head Public Service District (PSD) has once again been honored with the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control’s Facility Excellence Award for the PSD’s Recycled Water Plant on Oak Park Drive. This is the PSD’s third straight year […]
What Not To Flush: Please help us keep our sewers rag-free
These simple actions can help protect our environment, public health, and your pocketbook. “Rags” is the sewer utility term for fibrous materials that don’t break down after being flushed down your plumbing. Rags and other items disposed of improperly within the PSD sewer system can damage sewer pumping equipment and impede pumping operations at our […]
The PSD Turns 50!
As General Manager of the Hilton Head Public Service District (PSD), it’s my pleasure and honor to congratulate our community on the occasion of the PSD’s 50th anniversary this year! The PSD was created by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1969 to provide public water and sewer on Hilton Head Island. The past half […]
Satellite technology finds water distribution system leaks
Hilton Head PSD is detecting leaks in our water distribution system from outer space! The PSD recently completed the island’s first-ever satellite based leak detection – resulting in the identification and repair of leaks that saved 7 million gallons of water per year.
