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King George Service Authority authorizes ARPA-funded change orders, outlines wastewater fixes and surplus land sale
Summary
The King George County Service Authority approved two ARPA-eligible change orders totaling $32,659.78 for the Hopyard–Courthouse interconnection, heard a wastewater monitoring violation update for Perkins plant, and authorized advertising two small surplus parcels for sealed bids and public hearing.
The King George County Service Authority on the final meeting of the year authorized its general manager to execute two change orders totaling $24,889.79 and $7,769.99 to American Contracting and Environmental Services for additional power upgrades at the Presidential Village pump station and replacement/repair work on deteriorated piping at the Perkins Corner pump station. Staff said both items are eligible for ARPA reimbursement and recommended moving ahead to avoid construction delays.
Board members questioned the timing and cause of the Perkins Corner piping deterioration; staff said the pipes appeared acceptable in earlier inspections nearly four years ago but have degraded and now require replacement. The motion to authorize the general manager to sign the change orders passed on a roll-call vote with one abstention (Supervisor Terrence “TC” Collins) and the majority voting aye.
Separately, the authority’s contracted operator, Emboden Environmental Services, reported a TKN (total Kjeldahl nitrogen) monitoring violation at the Perkins wastewater plant. Emboden characterized the exceedance as an operational anomaly linked to the plant’s air-delivery system and described scheduled repairs and equipment installations that staff expect to resolve the issue within about 30–60 days. County staff and the operator emphasized the violation related to wastewater permit monitoring and did not indicate any potable drinking-water or public-health exposure.
The board also moved to advertise two small surplus parcels for sale by sealed bid and to schedule a public hearing. Staff described the parcels as one approximately 0.09-acre triangular lot in Fairview Beach (with roughly 772.5 square feet of buildable area after setbacks) and one roughly 0.65-acre parcel adjacent to the Presidential Lakes clubhouse, which still contains equipment and will be sold “as is.” The board and county attorney discussed disclosure requirements and the public’s right to comment on sale parameters; the board approved advertising sealed bids to the general public with a public hearing to follow.
In a year-end summary, staff highlighted the decommissioning and interconnection work intended to resolve prior consent-order requirements, the return of autopay and phone payments for customers, and major construction projects underway including an ~$8.5 million force-main project and an approximately $6.3 million Hopyard wastewater upgrade. General manager Dan Hamilton said the projects are being managed to meet DEQ consent-order deadlines and that the authority is communicating regularly with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality.
What's next: staff will proceed with advertised public notice for the surplus-property hearing and will carry out the approved change orders; the operator and staff will continue corrective work at Perkins with updates to the board as repairs proceed.
