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Board approves $2.43 million appropriation for Appomattox River water main after public hearing
Summary
Prince George County supervisors approved an appropriation to accept an EPA grant and use utilities cash reserves to fund construction of a 24-inch water main under the Appomattox River, after a public hearing and comments about redundancy and reliability.
Prince George County Board of Supervisors on March 11 approved appropriating $2,433,310.50 to construct an Appomattox River crossing water main, combining a federal EPA grant with county utilities cash reserves.
The action followed a public hearing and staff presentation that explained the county received an EPA community grant of nearly $960,000 to help fund a new 24-inch water line under the Appomattox River. Staff said the line will replace a 16-inch main that runs attached to a bridge and has frozen at times, and that the full contract award exceeds the grant plus match, requiring additional utilities cash reserves to cover the shortfall.
Ms. Drury, a county staff member,…
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