PSD earns 13th straight 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. This is the PSD’s 13th consecutive year receiving the award. It is “the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting, and its attainment represents a significant […]

Hilton Head PSD awarded $10-million state grant, receives additional $1 million from Beaufort County, for water supply projects

Hilton Head Public Service District (PSD) been awarded a $10-million grant from the South Carolina Infrastructure Investment Program (SCIIP) and has received an additional $1 million from Beaufort County’s allocation of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, for water supply projects. The PSD is targeting two water supply projects with the SCIIP funds: expansion of […]

Hilton Head PSD PFAS Fact Sheet

About PFAS: From the American Water Works Association Chemical compounds are manufactured to make life easier, better, or safer. But time and information sometimes reveal unintended consequences, as exemplified by PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances). Over the last 70 years, these chemicals have been manufactured and used around the world to enhance many everyday products. […]

Two PSD team members earn statewide honors

Two members of the Hilton Head Public Service District (PSD) team have earned statewide honors as outstanding utility professionals. PSD Project Manager Pete Schuelke earned the Kelly A. Hunsucker System Protection Award from the South Carolina American Water Works Association. PSD Recycled Water Plant Supervisor Brian Fedorick earned the Wastewater Operator of the Year Award […]

Hilton Head PSD’s Nardi named WateReuseSC President

Hilton Head Public Service District (PSD) General Manager Pete Nardi has been named President of WateReuseSC, the South Carolina chapter of the national WateReuse Association, the nation’s only trade association solely dedicated to advancing laws, policy, funding, and public acceptance of recycled water.  “WateReuse is a coalition of utilities that recycle water, businesses that support […]

Jonesville Road temporary water shut off planned for Feb. 16

Hilton Head Public Service District (PSD) is planning to temporarily shut off the water service to Jonesville Road between the hours of 9 a.m. and noon on Thursday, Feb. 16, weather permitting. There is no action necessary on the part of customers. The shut off is occurring for a contractor to perform several connections to […]

Hilton Head PSD loses another well to saltwater intrusion

Hilton Head Public Service District (PSD) has been forced to take another of its Upper Floridan Aquifer wells out of production due to saltwater intrusion into the freshwater portion of the aquifer. The approximately 150-foot-deep well, known as the Union Cemetery Well, is located near the intersection of Union Cemetery and Dillon roads. There will […]

Freezing temps and your water service

Freezing temperatures are expected overnight Friday and Saturday on Hilton Head Island. Hilton Head PSD customers are encouraged to do the following: If pipes do freeze:

Talk of the Town Interview

Hilton Head PSD is seeking to expand its water supply capacity via several projects that would be funded by American Rescue Plan Act funds: 1. Expansion of the PSD’s Reverse Osmosis (RO) Drinking Water Treatment Facility from 4 million gallons a day to 6 million gallons a day. 2. Construction of a second Aquifer Storage […]

Hilton Head PSD receives AA+ credit rating from S&P

Hilton Head Public Service District (PSD) has received a very favorable credit rating from S&P Global Ratings. S&P assigned its ‘AA+’ issuer credit rating to the PSD, with a stable outlook. The rating reflects the utility’s ample system capacity to handle current customer needs as well as near-to-moderate term growth, its ongoing long-term water supply […]