If you’ve driven by our power plant located at 1128 W Avenue A, you will notice there is another project underway. This plant is home to three generators each capable of producing 50MWs of power. Unit 1 is receiving a little TLC this spring with a planned combustion inspection. All generating units at BPU continue [...]
Progress is being made on the collection of projects known as the South Well Field (SWF) Project. BPU water and maintenance crews have been hard at work since kicking off the SWF project last spring. Construction on the new water treatment facility began minutes after the groundbreaking ceremony on June 15th, giving a home to [...]
On Tuesday, June 20th, Water crews will begin meter exchanges in the area outlined in the photo. Thank you for your patience as we work to make these important upgrades.
For Immediate Release: McPherson Board of Public Utilities Breaks Ground on their new Water Treatment Plant June 15th, 2023 Contact: Kasi Morales, BPU Key Accounts/Marketing Manager, 620-245-2521 On June 15th, 2023, the McPherson Board of Public Utilities had a groundbreaking ceremony to kick off the beginning of McPherson’s new and sustainable water supply, collectively known [...]
On Monday, April 3rd, Water crews will begin meter exchanges in the Turkey Creek area. Thank you for your patience as we work to make these important upgrades.
Water Department crews will be exchanging meters within the outlined area during the month of December. We appreciate your patience as we make these important upgrades.
The AMI deployment team will be moving to the above outlined area starting later this afternoon (10/27) until 11/9. We appreciate your continued patience as we make these upgrades.
BPU Water Meter Exchanges will continue this time, on the southeast side of town. Crews will be focusing on Thunderbird, Foxfire, and Cochise over the next couple of weeks. Once again, we would like to extend our gratitude in advance for helping us complete this project quickly and with minimal interruption to our customers.
On Friday, September 9th, the Mohawk Substation Project, which broke ground on April 7th, 2020, was officially completed with the build-out of four new distribution circuits! This substation primarily serves industrial and residential customers in the city's northeast quadrant. The addition of this substation not only supports McPherson's anticipated growth; it will also increase [...]
Last week BPU overhead crews were able to do something a little out of the ordinary by assisting Unruh House Moving, Inc with one of their moves. On average, the BPU is hired to aid with one house relocation per year. This home, however, was one of the larger ones our crews have ever assisted. [...]
