MONTVALE, Va. (WFXR) – After years of operating its own water system, Montvale Water is now part of Bedford Water.
The transition comes after almost a year of Bedford Water providing maintenance support to Montvale. The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) requested this change due to issues caused by contractors laying fiber optic line in the area, Bedford Water says.
Then, the process needed input from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), who provided a preexisting loan to Montvale Water. It needed specific approval from the State Corporation Commission (SCC), which took months to receive…