Spotsylvania supervisors approve $111.1 million Amazon-funded water and wastewater appropriation; adopt 2025 water and sewer standards

The Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors on March 11 voted to appropriate $111,100,000 to cover water and wastewater infrastructure costs tied to an agreement with Amazon Data Services and adopted an updated 2025 Water and Sanitary Sewer Design and Construction Standards Manual, county staff said. The board also completed actions necessary to advertise the county—s FY2026 tax rates for public review.

The appropriation stems from the county—s contract with Amazon Data Services (ADS); county staff said 100% of the project costs will be paid by Amazon and that the size of the appropriation required a public hearing under state code because it exceeds 1% of the county—s adopted FY2025 budget. The board approved the appropriation by voice vote, 7-0.

Adoption of the updated design and construction standards manual (DSM) was presented by Bradley Sacra, assistant director of the Utilities Department. The manual replaces the county—s 2018 DSM and must be adopted to maintain the county—s general permits and comply with Virginia Department of Health (VDH) and…