Augusta has a $3.888 million federal grant to extend sanitary sewer service and replace water lines in the Travis/Boykin Road project. The next local funding step appears on the Engineering Services Committee’s Nov. 10 agenda: authorization of the grant agreement and acceptance of the money.
The project carries a $4.86 million budget, with Augusta Utilities responsible for a $972,000 match. Federal funding would cover 80 percent of approved costs, and the local share would cover 20 percent, according to the committee’s supporting documents.
For residents, the project’s purpose reaches beyond replacing pipes. The Environmental Protection Agency’s award describes new sewer infrastructure intended to allow households to move off aging or failing private septic systems, along with replacement of substandard drinking-water lines to improve reliability.
The proposed work includes 8,540 linear feet of sanitary sewer and water lines, 140 sewer cleanouts and 140 new water services. The award also lists 31 sewer manholes, 20 water valves and 15 new fire hydrants, with 10 old hydrants to be removed. Those are the grant’s anticipated construction deliverables, not a report of work already completed. EPA grant agreement.
The cleanout and water-service figures are construction targets. The records do not identify which households have agreed to connect or what work individual property owners would need to arrange.
The award itself predates the November committee agenda. EPA issued it July 15, 2026, and lists a project and budget period running from Oct. 1, 2026, through Dec. 31, 2027. Those dates define the grant period; they do not establish a construction start date or promise when each home will receive service.
Augusta’s staff report links the funding to the Community Grant Program under EPA’s State and Tribal Assistance Grants account. The report and federal agreement identify the 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act as the funding authority. Utilities Director Wes Byne is listed as the presenter, and the department recommends approval of the grant agreement. Staff report.
The financing is substantial but bounded. EPA’s agreement caps the federal contribution at $3.888 million, while its funding table puts the total allowable project cost at $4.86 million. The staff report identifies Utilities funding for the local match. The reviewed materials do not establish whether residents would face separate connection charges or private-property work costs. Funding table.
The Engineering Services Committee is scheduled to consider the request Nov. 10 at 1:10 p.m. in the Commission Chamber.
For the affected area, the next practical details are a construction schedule, the precise properties eligible for service and the terms under which residents can connect. The grant identifies what Augusta intends to build. Those implementation details will determine how and when the investment reaches households.