James City Service Authority to Appropriate $2.49M EPA Grant, Awards $1.38M Water‑main Contract; Board Signals Change to Connection Rule for Forge Road

The James City Service Authority (JCSA) moved Wednesday to accept a $2,490,000 community grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and approved a $1,375,515 contract to replace aging water main in the Lake Toano Estates area. Board members also expressed preliminary agreement with a staff-recommended regulatory clarification for connection requirements affecting a proposed subdivision on Forge Road and asked staff to return next month with a draft resolution.

JCSA staff said the EPA funds will pay for water and sanitary sewer upgrades in the Toano neighborhood. "JCSA received a community grant from the EPA in the amount of $2,490,000 for water and sewer infrastructure improvements in the Toano area," staff presenter Paul Howe told the board, identifying planned work that includes replacing about 3,300 feet of 1970s-era PVC water main with ductile iron and about 3,200 feet of 1950s-era clay sanitary sewer pipe with PVC.

Staff recommended appropriating the grant in FY25 because the award exceeds 1% of the fiscal-year budget and therefore…