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Project Title:	GRVWD - Water Treatment Plant Expansion
Project Number:	WX21099029	AWMPC:	BRADD
Funding Status:	Not Funded	Date Approved by AWMPC:	12.04.2013
Project Status:	Under Construction	Primary County:	Hart
Project Schedule:	0-2 Years	Planning Unit:	Hart
E-ClearingHouse SAI:	KY201512041381	ECH Status:	Approved
Primary System:	KY0500166 Green River Valley Water District	ADD WMC Contact:	Morgan Hershey
Legal Applicant:	Green River Valley Water District
Entity Type:	Water District (KRS 74)

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Project Title:
GRVWD - Water Treatment Plant Expansion

Project Description:
Project Description: Green River Valley Water District (GRVWD) plans to expand its existing Water Treatment Plant (WTP) from 6.0 to 8.0 million gallons per day (mgd). The proposed project includes; • Improvements at the existing River Intake Structure • New Chemical Feed Equipment and Facilities • Additional Flocculation, Sedimentation, and Filtration Facilities • New 1.0 Million Gallon Clearwell and High Service Pumps • Project also include 200 LF of transmission line from pump station to existing transmission line running parallel to road • All improvements to be constructed on the existing site.

Need For Project: Briefly describe how this project promotes public health or achieves and/or maintains compliance with the Clean Water Act or Safe Drinking Water Act:
GRVWD is a regional supplier of potable water. The District’s distribution system serves all or part of Hart, Edmonson, Barren, Metcalfe, and Green Counties. The District also wholesales water for redistribution to the cities, or utilities, of Bonnieville, Munfordville, Horse Cave, Larue County Water District, Green-Taylor Water District, and Caveland Environmental Authority. The proposed improvements are needed to assure a safe supply of potable water in the region for today and future growth. During July 2012, the average demand at the WTP was 4.63 mgd, or 77% of its rated capacity, which allows minimal down-time for routine maintenance. After heavy rain events the Green River’s turbidity levels can flash from 2 to over 1,000 NTU in a short period of time. During these events, the WTP struggles to keep up with demand while meeting the current drinking water standards. The proposed project will add the facilities needed to handle the high turbidity periods.

Project Alternatives:

Alternate A:

Note: If project includes the construction of a new treatment plant or upgrade to existing plant, please explain regionalization options here.

Construct a new WTP.  This alternative would require a new site and raw water transmission facilities due to the limited space at the current site. This option is considered cost prohibitive.

Alternate B:

Complete the proposed project in phases.  Phasing would increase the timeline to complete the project and reduce savings due to “economy of scale”.

Entity Information
Entity Type:	Water District (KRS 74)
Entity Name:	Green River Valley Water District
PSC Group ID:	22200
Office EMail:	grvwd@scrtc.com
Web URL:
Office Phone:	270-786-2134	Fax:	270-786-5261

Entity Address Information
	Mail Address	Physical Address
Address Line 1:	PO Box 460	1180 E Main St
Address Line 2:
City, State Zip:	Horse Cave , KY 42749	Horse Cave , KY 42749

Entity Contact Information
Contact Type	Name	Title	EMail	Phone	Cell
Business Contact:	Lesle Roten	Office manager	grvwd@scrtc.com	270-786-2134	270-528-1221
Authorized Official:	Andrew Tucker	General Manager	andrewtucker@grvwd.com	270-786-2134

Information Source:	Kentucky Infrastructure Authority
Date Last Modified:	09.20.2023

Project Administrator (PA) Information

Name:	David Paige
Title:	General Manager
Organization:	Green River Valley Water District
EMail:	grvwd@scrtc.com
Phone:	270-786-2134 Fax: 270-773-5261
Address Line 1:	1180 E Main St
Address Line 2:	PO Box 460
City, State Zip:	Horse Cave , KY 42749

Applicant Contact (AC) Information

Name:	David Paige
Title:	General Manager
Organization:	Green River Valley Water District
EMail:	grvwd@scrtc.com
Phone:	270-786-2134 Fax: 270-773-5261
Address Line 1:	1180 E Main St
Address Line 2:	PO Box 460
City, State Zip:	Horse Cave , KY 42749

Project Engineer (PE) Information

This project requires a licensed Professional Engineer.

A Professional Engineer has been procured for this project.

Licensed Engineer Information

License Number:	PE 18628
PE Name:	Richard Vaughn Williams
Firm Name:	Kenvirons, Inc.
Address Type:	Work
Address Line 1:	Kenvirons, Inc.
Address Line 2:	452 Versailles Rd.
Address Line 3:
City, State Zip:	Frankfort , KY 40601
License Status:	Current	Disciplinary Actions:	No
Issue Date:	02.15.1995	Expiration Date:	06.30.2026

Phone:	502∙695∙4357 Fax: 502∙695∙4363
EMail:	vwilliams@kenvirons.com

Engineering Firm Information
Permit Number:	62
Firm Name:	Kenvirons, Inc.
Phone:	502∙695∙4357 Fax: 502∙695∙4363
Web URL:	http://www.kenvirons.com/
E-Mail:	vwilliams@kenvirons.com
Address Line 1:	770 Wilkinson Blvd
Address Line 2:
City, State Zip:	Frankfort , KY 40601
Issue Date:	03.02.1993	Expir. Date:	12.31.2024
Permit Status	Current	Disciplinary Actions	No

Estimated Budget As-Bid Budget

Project Cost Categories
Cost Category	Cost
Administrative Expenses:
Legal Expenses:	$43,000
Land, Appraisals, Easements:
Relocation Expense & Payments:
Planning:	$20,000
Engineering Fees - Design:	$336,000
Engineering Fees - Construction:	$84,000
Engineering Fees - Inspection:	$282,000
Engineering Fees - Other:	$60,000
Construction:	$6,335,000
Equipment:
Miscellaneous:	$280,000
Contingencies:	$560,000
Total Project Cost:	$8,000,000

Construction Cost Categories
Cost Category	Cost
Treatment:	$5,385,000
Transmission and Distribution:	$100,000
Lead Remediation:
Source:	$100,000
Storage:	$750,000
Purchase of Systems:
Restructuring:
Land Acquisition:
Non-Categorized :
Total Construction Cost:	$6,335,000

Total Sustainability Costs:	$2,500,000

Note:

Sustainability costs are included within other costs
reported in this tab. This breakout, when provided,
is for SRF review purposes.

Project Funding Sources

Total Project Cost:	$8,000,000
Total Committed Funding:
Funding Gap:	Not Funded

Funding Source	Loan or Grant ID	Fiscal Year	Amount	Status	Applicable Date
KIA SRF Fund F Loan (DW)	F15-006	2015	$4,000,000	Expired	08-07-2014
KIA SRF Fund F Loan (DW)	F16-004	2016	$4,000,000	Expired	06-30-2016
USDA RD Loan			$5,600,000	Anticipated
USDA RD Grant			$2,400,000	Anticipated
Total Committed

Funding Source Notes

Estimated Project Schedule

Estimated Environmental Review Submittal Date:	04.30.2016
Estimated Bid Date:	09.30.2016
Estimated Construction Start Date:	12.01.2016
Estimated Construction Completion Date:	04.01.2018

The following systems are beneficiaries of this project:

	KY0500166	Green River Valley Water District
	KY0050344	Caveland Environmental Authority
	KY0620237	Larue County Water District #1
	KY0440167	Green-Taylor Water District
	KY0500032	Bonnieville Water District
	KY0500476	Horse Cave Water System
	KY0500305	Munfordville Water Works

Checked box indicates primary system for this project.

Project Ranking by AWMPC:

Regional Ranking(s):
Planning Unit Ranking:
Total Points:

Plans and Specifications:

Plans and specs have been sent to DOW.

Plans and specs have been reviewed by DOW.

Plans and specs have been sent to PSC.

Plans and specs have been reviewed by PSC.

Economic Impacts
Jobs Created:	25
Jobs Retained:	20

MHI Basis:

Demographic Impacts (GIS Census Overlay)
Serviceable Demographic	Project Area	Included Systems	Included Utilities
Population:		17,219	17,218
Households:		7,633	7,633
MHI:		$48,758	*$48,758
MHI MOE:		$12,969	$12,969
MOE as Percent:		27%	27%
**NSRL:		1	1

Population and household counts are based on the 2020 Census DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) dataset.

Median Household Income (MHI) Source: American Community Survey 2018-2022 5 Yr Estimates (Table B19013 *(for the primary system operated by the above listed beneficiary utilities).

MHI MOE = Med HH Income Margin of Error.

** NSRL (Non-Standard Rate Levels):
  0 = Greater than or equal to Kentucky MHI (KMHI).
  1 = Between 80% KMHI and KMHI (exclusive).
  2 = Less than or equal to 80% KMHI.
  - KMHI = $60,183
  - 80% KMHI = $48,146

New Customers
New Residential Customers:
New Commercial Customers:
New Institutional Customers:
New Industrial Customers:

New or Improved Service
Service Demographic	Survey Based	Census Overlay*
To Unserved Households:
To Underserved Households:	50,000
To Total Households:	50,000
**Cost Per Household:	$160

*	GIS Census block overlay figures are estimates of population and households potentially served by systems and projects based on a proximity analysis of relevant service lines to census block boundaries published for the 2010 SF1 dataset.
**	Cost per household is based on surveyed household counts, not GIS overlay values.

Geographic Impacts
For Project Area

Counties

Hart

Legislative Districts

District Name	Legislator
House 024	Courtney Gilbert
Senate 09	David P. Givens
Congressional 2	Brett Guthrie

HUC 10 Watersheds

HUC 10 Code	Watershed Name
0511000108	Ugly Creek-Green River

Geographic Impacts
For Included System(s)

Counties

Adair

Barren

Edmonson

Green

Hardin

Hart

Larue

Metcalfe

Nelson

Taylor

Legislative Districts

District Name
House 019	Michael Meredith
House 021	Amy Neighbors
House 023	Steve Riley
House 024	Courtney Gilbert
House 025	Steve Bratcher
House 050	Candy Massaroni
House 051	Michael Sarge Pollock
Senate 09	David P. Givens
Senate 10	Matthew Deneen
Senate 14	Jimmy Higdon
Senate 16	Max Wise
Congressional 1	James Comer
Congressional 2	Brett Guthrie

DW Specific Impacts:

	This project relates to a public health emergency.
	This project will assist a non-compliant system to achieve compliance.
	This project will assist a compliant system to meet future requirements.
	This project will provide assistance not compliance related.
	This project is necessary to achieve full or partial compliance with a court order, agreed order, or a judicial or administrative consent decree.
	Primary system has not received any SDWA Notices of Violation within the previous state fiscal year (July through June).
	Primary system has had an action level exceedance (lead concentrations exceed an action level of 15 ppb in more than 10% of customer taps sampled) within the last compliance period.
	Primary system has received a lead trigger level exceedance (lead concentrations exceed a trigger level of 10 ppb in more than 10% of customer taps sampled) within the last compliance period.

Project Readiness LSL (Lead Inventory and Lead Service Line Replacement):

Lead Service Line Inventory:

A description of goals to be achieved and products to be created (e.g., electronic or GIS database; customer communication tools) when creating a lead service line inventory procedure, including a proposed timeline for achieving each goal.

Lead Service Line Replacement:

	A strategy for informing customers before a LSLR and a template for an agreement with the private property owner to replace the LSL.
	A process for documenting all property owners declining replacement of privately owned portion of LSL.
	A procedure for customers to flush service lines and premise plumbing of particulate lead.
	A proposed plan for conducting LSL replacement utilizing all requested funding.
	A funding strategy for conducting LSLRs utilizing all requested funding.

Project Inventory (Mapped Features):

Point Features:

DOW PermitID	Count	Feature Type	Purpose	Status	Existing Capacity	Proposed Capacity	Units
KY0500166	1	GENERATOR	GENERATOR - DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM	NEW			EA
KY0500166	1	PUMP STATION	PUMP - BOOST PRESSURE	NEW
KY0500166	1	SECURITY	SECURITY - WATER TREATMENT PLANT	NEW			EA
KY0500166	1	SURFACE SOURCE	INTAKE PIPE REPLACEMENT	REHAB			EA
KY0500166	1	SURFACE SOURCE	REPLACE 2 INTAKE PUMPS	REHAB			EA
KY0500166	1	WATER TREATMENT PLANT	1,000,000 GALLON CLEAR WELL ADDITION	WTP - UPGRADE	6.00		MGD
KY0500166	1	WATER TREATMENT PLANT	WTP EXPANSION	WTP - EXPANSION	6.00	8.00	MGD
KY0500166	2	GENERATOR	GENERATOR - WATER TREATMENT PLANT	NEW			EA

Linear Features:

DOW Permit ID	Line Type	Purpose	Activity	Size (in.)	Material	Length (LF)
KY0500166	WATER LINE: FINISHED	TRANSMISSION	EXTENSION	10.00	PVC	200
					Total Length	200

Administrative Components:

The following administrative components are included in this project:

Planning

Design

Construction

Management

Audits on Record
Associated With Applicant

Audit Year	Entity Name	Entity Relationship
2023	Green River Valley Water District	Parent
2022	Green River Valley Water District	Parent
2021	Green River Valley Water District	Parent
2020	Green River Valley Water District	Parent

Regionalization Components:

Public Water Systems Eliminated:

This project includes the elimination of public water system(s) through merger or acquisition.

Water Treatment Plants Eliminated:

This project includes the elimination of water treatment plant(s).

Supplementation of Raw Water Supply:

This project includes supplementing the existing raw water supply.

Supplementation of Potable Water Supply:

This project includes supplementing the existing potable water supply.

Emergency Only Water Supply:

This project provides emergency only water supply.

Water Source Protection:

	This project will preventatively address PFAS or other emerging contaminants of the source water.
	This project will address current PFAS or other emerging contaminants of the source water.
	This project includes the rehabilitation of a dam or reservoir used primarily for drinking water.
	This project includes land acquisition for water source protection.

Water Treatment Components:

This project includes water treatment components.

Treatment Activities:

This project includes a new water treatment plant.

This project includes an expansion of an existing water treatment plant.

Current design capacity (MGD):	6.000
Proposed design capacity (MGD):	8.000

This project includes rehabilitation of an existing water treatment plant.

This project includes upgrades to an existing water treatment plant.

This project includes emergency power generators for treatment activities.

Number of units provided:

This project includes redundant treatment processes.

Explanation of how redundant treatment processes will be achieved:

The proposed improvements will include multiple process trains so one process train can be removed from service without reducing the WTP's capacity. Also includes the
Redundant High Service Pumps at the clearwell.

This project includes replacement of existing raw water lines.

Treatment - Upgrades/Modifications:

This project includes infrastructure options to meet Cryptosporidium removal/inactivation requirements.

Explanation of how Cryptosporidium removal/inactivation will be achieved:

The project will include flocculation, sedimentation, and filtration facilities for improved removal of Cryptosporidium cysts.

This project includes infrastructure options to meet CT inactivation requirements.

Explanation of how CT inactivation will be achieved:

The project includes additional clearwell storage to increase the disinfectant contact time prior to entering the distribution system.

This project includes treatment modifications to meet the Disinfectants/Disinfection Byproducts Rule at the water treatment plant.

Explanation of how disinfection treatment modifications will be achieved:

The improved sedimentation facilities and expanded clearwell storage will allow the primary disinfection point to be relocated to a point in the process after the majority of the organics are removed from the source water.

This project will provide treatment modifications for VOCs, IOCs, SOC, or Radionuclides.

This project includes treatment modifications to address Secondary Contaminants.

Treatment process modifications preventatively addresses PFAS and other emerging contaminants.

Treatment process modifications addresses current PFAS and other emerging contaminants.

Security:

This project includes security components for water treatment facilities.

Treatment facility security is achieved as follows:

n/a

Water Distribution and Storage Components:

This project includes water distribution and/or storage components.

Water Line Extensions:

This project includes water line extension(s).

Length of extensions:

200 LF

This projects extends service to unserved rural areas.

Redundancy Components:

This project includes emergency power generators for distribution and/or storage activities.

Number of units provided:

This project includes redundant distribution and/or storage processes.

Finished Water Quality:

This project includes infrastructure to address inadequate water turnover and disinfection byproducts (DBPs).

Service Line Inventory:

This project includes implementation of a service line inventory.

Water Line Replacement:

This project replaces problem water lines (breaks, leaks, or restrictive flows due to age), water lines consisting of lead and/or asbestos-cement (AC), and/or inadequately sized water lines.
In-place or in-situ repair medhods will be used in lieu of water line replacement.
This project replaces lead service lines.

Water Loss in the Last 12 Months:

The system has experienced the following water loss over the past 12 months:

Water loss volume (MG):	412.612
Water loss percent:	27%

Water Storage and Pressure Components:

This project includes the construction of new water tank(s).

This project includes the replacement of existing water tank(s).

This project includes the rehabilitation of existing water tank(s).

This project includes the construction of new pump station(s).

Number of new pump stations:

This project includes new pump stations for filling water tanks.

This project includes new pump stations for boosting pressure.

This project includes the rehabilitation of existing pump station(s).

Security:

This project includes security components for water distribution infrastructure.

Distribution infrastructure security is achieved as follows:

n/a

Green
InfrastructureWater
EfficiencyEnergy
EfficiencyEnvironmentally
InnovativeAsset
Management

Green Infrastructure:

Green stormwater infrastructure includes a wide array of practices at multiple scales that manage wet weather and that maintains and restores natural hydrology by infiltrating, evapotranspiring and harvesting and using stormwater. On a regional scale, green infrastructure is the preservation and restoration of natural landscape features, such as forests, floodplains, and wetlands, coupled with policies such as infill and redevelopment that reduce overall imperviousness in a watershed. On the local scale, green infrastructure consists of site and neighborhood-specific practices, such as:

Component		Cost
Item 1:	Bioretention
Item 2:	Trees
Item 3:	Green Roofs
Item 4:	Permeable Pavement
Item 5:	Cisterns
Total Cost:

* Indicates a business case may be required for this item.

If any box(es) above are checked, please describe each below.

Water Efficiency:

The use of improved technologies and practices to deliver equal or better services with less water. Water efficiency encompasses conservation and reuse efforts, as well as water loss reduction and prevention, to protect water resources for the future. Examples include:

Component		Cost
Item 1:	Installing or retrofitting water efficient devices such as plumbing fixtures and appliances (toilets, showerheads, urinals).
Item 2:	Installing any type of water meter in previously unmetered areas (can include backflow prevention if in conjunction with meter replacement).
Item 3:	Replacing existing broken/malfunctioning water meters with AMR or smart meters, meters with leak detection, backflow prevention.
Item 4:	Retrofitting/adding AMR capabilities or leak equipment to existing meters.
Item 5:	Conducting water utility audits, leak detection studies, and water use efficiency baseline studies, which are reasonably expected to result in a capital project or in a reduction in demand to alleviate the need for additional capital investment.
Item 6:	Developing conservation plans/programs reasonable expected to result in a water conserving capital project or in a reduction in demand to alleviate the need for capital investment.
Item 7:	Recycling and water reuse projects that replace potable sources with non-potable sources (Gray water, condensate, and wastewater effluent reuse systems, extra treatment or distribution costs associated with water reuse).
Item 8:	Retrofit or replacement of existing landscape irrigation systems to more efficient landscape irrigation systems.
Item 9:	Water meter replacement with traditional water meters.*
Item 10:	Distribution pipe replacement or rehabilitation to reduce water loss and prevent water main breaks.*
Item 11:	Storage tank replacement/rehabilitation to reduce water loss.*
Item 12:	New water efficient landscape irrigation system, where there currently is not one.*
Item 13:	Implementation of incentive programs to conserve water such as rebates.
Item 14:	Installing WaterSense labeled products (https://www.epa.gov/watersense)
Item 15:	Projects that result from a water efficiency related assessments (such as water audits, leak detection studies, conservation plans, etc.) as long as the assessments adhered to the standard industry practices referenced above.
Item 16:	Distribution system leak detection equipment, portable or permanent.
Item 17:	Automatic flushing systems (portable or permanent).
Item 18:	Pressure reducing valves (PRVs).
Item 19:	Internal plant water reuse (such as backwash water recycling).
Total Cost:

* Indicates a business case may be required for this item.

If any box(es) above are checked, please describe each below.

Energy Efficiency:

Energy efficiency is the use of improved technologies and practices to reduce the energy consumption of water projects, use energy in a more efficient way, and/or produce/utilize renewable energy. Examples include:

Component		Cost
Item 1:	Renewable energy projects, which are part of a public health project, such as wind, solar, geothermal, and micro-hydroelectric that provides power to a utility.
Item 2:	Utility-owned or publicly-owned renewable energy projects.
Item 3:	Utility energy management planning, including energy assessments, energy audits, optimization studies, and sub-metering of individual processes to determine high energy use areas.
Item 4:	Energy efficient retrofits, upgrades, or new pumping systems and treatment processes (including variable frequency drives (VFDs).*
Item 5:	Pump refurbishment to optimize pump efficiency.*
Item 6:	Projects that result from an energy efficient related assessment.*
Item 7:	Projects that cost effectively eliminate pumps or pumping stations.*
Item 8:	Projects that achieve the remaining increments of energy efficiency in a system that is already very efficient.*
Item 9:	Upgrade of lighting to energy efficient sources.*
Item 10:	Automated and remote control systems (SCADA) that achieve substantial energy savings.*
Total Cost:

* Indicates a business case may be required for this item.

If any box(es) above are checked, please describe each below.

Environmentally Innovative Projects:

Environmentally innovative projects include those that demonstrate new and/or innovative approaches to delivering services or managing water resources in a more sustainable way. Examples include:

Component		Cost
Item 1:	Total integrated water resources management planning, or other planning framework where project life cycle costs are minimized, which enables communities to adopt more efficient and cost-effective infrastructure solutions.
Item 2:	Plans to improve water quantity and quality associated with water system technical, financial, and managerial capacity.
Item 3:	Source water protection planning (delineation, monitoring, modeling).
Item 4:	Planning activities to prepare for adaptation to the long-term effects of climate change and/or extreme weather.
Item 5:	Utility sustainability plan consistent with EPA’s sustainability policy.
Item 6:	Greenhouse gas inventory or mitigation plan and submission of a GHG inventory to a registry as long as it is being done for an SRF eligible facility.
Item 7:	Construction of US Building Council LEED certified buildings, or renovation of an existing building.
Item 8:	Projects that significantly reduce or eliminate the use of chemicals in water treatment.*	$500,000
Item 9:	Treatment technologies or approaches that significantly reduce the volume of residuals, minimize the generation of residuals, or lower the amount of chemicals in the residuals.*	$2,000,000
Item 10:	Trenchless or low impact construction technology.*
Item 11:	Using recycled materials or re-using materials on-site.*
Item 12:	Educational activities and demonstration projects for water or energy efficiency (such as rain gardens).*
Item 13:	Projects that achieve the goals/objectives of utility asset management plans*
Total Cost:		$2,500,000

* Indicates a business case may be required for this item.

If any box(es) above are checked, please describe each below.

Item 8: Pre-Treatment Basin is being considered to reduce the raw water turbidity during high turbidity, flash, events without the use of chemicals

Asset Management:

If a category is selected, the applicant must provide supporting documentation in PDF format to substantiate claims.

Asset Management Components

Last Rate Adjustment Date:	09.27.2019 Download Fee Schedule
Rate Adjustment Age (months):	52

System’s monthly water bill, based on 4,000 gallons, as a percentage of MHI:

0.84%

The system has an Asset Management Plan (AMP).

The system(s) involved in this project have specifically allocated funds for the rehabilitation and replacement of aging and deteriorating infrastructure.

If any box(es) above are checked, please describe each below.

Activity	Date
Profile Created:	11.02.2010
Profile Last Modified:	11.22.2021
General Info Last Modified:	11.22.2021
Narrative Last Modified:	11.23.2015
Admin Info Last Modified:	02.12.2018
Budget Info Last Modified:	01.04.2016
Impacts Info Last Modified:	11.23.2015
Plans & Specs Info Last Modified:
Components Info Last Modified:	12.05.2013
GIS Last Modified:	11.24.2015

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