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Primary Facility Information
This is a treatment facility. This is a maintenance facility.
Facility Name:	Russell Water Department
Facility Contact:	Mike Lacks
Facility Phone:	606∙836∙6644
Facility Addr1:	100 Elwood Street
Facility Addr2:
Facility City, State Zip:	Russell , KY 41169
Date Last Modified:	05.05.2021

System Management Entity Information
Entity Name:	City of Russell (Water)
Office Phone:	606∙836∙9666 Fax: 606∙836∙9666
Office Address 1:	PO Box 394
Office Address 2:
Office City, State Zip:	Russell , KY 41169

System Management Contact Information
Contact Type	Contact Name	Title	EMail
¹Operations Contact:	Mike Lacks	Utility Supervisor	mikelacksrussell@gmail.com
²Business Contact:	Jenny Williams	City Clerk	jenny.williams@russellky.net
Manager:	Samuel R Simpson IV	Mayor	ronsimpson1952@yahoo.com

¹ Person responsible for physical infrastructure operations.

² Person responsible for billing and financial operations.

Date System Management Last Modified: 03.11.2024

Entity Information
Entity Type:	Incorporated City
Entity Name:	City of Russell
PSC Group ID:
Office EMail:	jennifer.williams@russellky.net
Web URL:
Office Phone:	606-836-9666	Fax:	606-836-3795

Entity Address Information
	Mail Address	Physical Address
Address Line 1:	410 Ferry St PO Box 394
Address Line 2:
City, State Zip:	Russell , KY 41169

Entity Contact Information
Contact Type	Name	Title	EMail	Phone	Cell
Business Contact:	Jennifer Williams	City Clerk	jennifer.williams@russellky.net	606-836-9666
Authorized Official:	Samuel R. Simpson IV	Mayor	ronsimpson1952@yahoo.com	606-831-0564

Information Source:	Kentucky Department for Local Government
Date Last Modified:	04.26.2024

System Statistics
Date Established:		09.01.1973
Employees:		10
Does this system:
(a)	Produce water?	Yes
(b)	Have wholesale customers?	Yes
(c)	Purchase water?	Yes
What is the cost per 4,000 gallons of finished water for:
(a)	Municipal system, customers within the municipality:	$26.40
(b)	Municipal system, customers outside the municipality:	$27.90
(c)	Non-municipal system, all customers:
Date of Last Rate Adjustment:		07.01.2020

System Demographics

Demographic Type	Population	Households
Directly Serviceable:	5,181	2,281
Indirectly Serviceable:	11,015	4,986
Total Serviceable:	16,196	7,267

Counties directly serviceable by this system: 2

MHI Basis:

County Name	Service Connections	Serviceable Population	Serviceable Households	Med HH Income	MHI MOE
Boyd	189	432	200	$ 58,841	$ 13,741
Greenup	2,320	4,749	2,081	$ 84,841	$ 17,168
Totals / Weighted Average	2,509	5,181	2,281	$ 82,544	$ 16,865

Population and household counts are based on a proximity analysis of relevant service lines to census block boundaries published for the 2020 Census DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) dataset.

Med HH Income (MHI) Source is from the American Community Survey 2018-2022 5 Yr Estimates (Table B19013) for the service area of this system.

MHI MOE = Med HH Income Margin of Error.

Date Last Modified: 05.05.2021

Providers that sell water to this system:

Seller DOW Permit ID	Seller Name	Water Type	Ann. Vol. (MG)	Cost		Interconnects
Seller DOW Permit ID	Seller Name	Water Type	Ann. Vol. (MG)	Raw	Fin	Perm	Seas	Emer
KY0100011	City of Ashland	F	365.500		$1.30	1	1	0
	Totals and Weighted Averages		365.500		$1.30	1	1	0

Providers that purchase water from this system:

Purchaser DOW Permit ID	Purchaser Name	Water Type	Ann. Vol. (MG)	Cost		Interconnects			Serviceable
Purchaser DOW Permit ID	Purchaser Name	Water Type	Ann. Vol. (MG)	Raw	Fin	Perm	Seas	Emer	Population	Households	MHI
KY0450132	City of Flatwoods	F	200.254		$2.00	1	0	0	7,948	3,542	$59,491
KY0450365	City of Raceland	F	65.516		$2.00	1	0	0	3,067	1,444	$59,256
	Totals and Weighted Averages		265.770		$2.00	2	0	0	11,015	4,986	$59,423

− MG = Million Gallons
− Water Types: R = Raw Water, F = Finished Water, B = Both Raw and Finished Water
− Cost Categories: Raw = Raw Untreated Water, Fin = Finished Treated Water
− Raw and Finished costs are per 1,000 gallons.
− Interconnect Types: Perm = Permanent, Seas = Seasonal, Emer = Emergency

Water Treatment Plants:

Facility Name	Design Capacity (MGD)	Ave. Daily Prod. (MGD)	High Daily Prod. (MGD)
RUSSELL WTP	2.000	1.700	1.950
Totals	2.000	1.700	1.950

Production Statistics:

	WRIS	SDWIS MOR
Total Annual Vol. Produced (MG):	526.534	606.299
Total Annual Vol. Purchased (MG):	365.500	0.913
Total Annual Vol. Provided (MG):	892.034	607.212
Estimated Annual Water Loss:	54%	34%

Customers and Usage:

Customer Type	Cust. Count	WRIS Usage (MG)	SDWIS MOR Usage (MG)
Wholesale:	2	265.770	253.992
Residential:	2,148	106.028
Commercial:	180	26.567
Institutional:
Industrial:	2	16.030
Other:
Total Customers:	2,332
Flushing, Maint. & Fire Protection:
Total Water Usage:		414.395

Water Supply Info and Comments:

Water supply inadequacies during normal operating conditions:

None

Water supply inadequacies during drought operating conditions:

None

Planning Comments:

None.

Date System Planning Info Last Modified: 06.12.2020

WMC Site Visit - Survey Information
Site Visit / Survey Date:	05.05.2021
Survey Admin:	Eric Patton
Principal Respondent:	Joy Conley
Other Respondent(s):

Survey Comments:

None.

Date Survey Info Last Modified: 05.05.2021

Water
LinesWater
TanksPump
StationsTreatment
Plants

Assessment Area:

Size
(inches)

Material

Decade
Constructed

Length
(LF)

Condition
Code

Performance
Code

Priority
Code

Project Profile

Up to 2	CAST IRON	Prior to 1950	1,894
Up to 2	OTHER	Prior to 1950	852
4	CAST IRON	Prior to 1950	4,777
4	PVC	Prior to 1950	1,123
6	CAST IRON	Prior to 1950	11,388
6	PVC	Prior to 1950	4,299
6	PVC	1990	490
8	CAST IRON	Prior to 1950	489
10	CAST IRON	Prior to 1950	372
10	PVC	Prior to 1950	29
12	CAST IRON	Prior to 1950	4,969
12	PVC	Prior to 1950	3,542
14	CAST IRON	Prior to 1950	5,746

Total length for assessment area:	39,970 LF
Total length for entire system:	268,921 LF

Condition Codes

1	New or Excellent - None or minor defects.
2	Good - Defects that have not begun to deteriorate.
3	Fair - Moderate defects that will continue to deteriorate.
4	Poor - Severe defects that will collapse/break in near future.
5	Inoperable - Defects need immediate attention.

Performance Codes

1	Exceeds/Meets all performance targets.
2	Minor performance deficiencies.
3	Considerable performance deficiencies.
4	Major performance deficiencies.
5	Fails to meet performance targets.

Priority Codes

0	Not a priority
1	It would be nice to have.
2	Improved system operations & maintenance (O&M) efficiency.
3	Internal safety concern or public nuisance.
4	Potential public health, safety, or environmental concern.
5	Existing threat to public health, safety, or environment.

Assessment Area:

Asset Name

Capacity
(gal)

Date
Constructed

Date
Inspected

Condition
Code

Performance
Code

Priority
Code

Project Profile

EAGLE ROAD TANK	1,000,000	1/1/1963	8/17/1998	4	2	5
INDIAN RUN ROAD TANK	300,000	8/17/1998	8/17/1998	2	2	2
KENWOOD DRIVE TANK	500,000	1/1/1932	8/17/1998	2	2	2
POPLAR ST TANK	300,000	8/17/1998	8/17/1998	3	2	2

Condition Codes

1	New or Excellent - None or minor defects.
2	Good - Defects that have not begun to deteriorate.
3	Fair - Moderate defects that will continue to deteriorate.
4	Poor - Severe defects that will collapse/break in near future.
5	Inoperable - Defects need immediate attention.

Performance Codes

1	Exceeds/Meets all performance targets.
2	Minor performance deficiencies.
3	Considerable performance deficiencies.
4	Major performance deficiencies.
5	Fails to meet performance targets.

Priority Codes

0	Not a priority
1	It would be nice to have.
2	Improved system operations & maintenance (O&M) efficiency.
3	Internal safety concern or public nuisance.
4	Potential public health, safety, or environmental concern.
5	Existing threat to public health, safety, or environment.

Assessment Area:

Asset Name

Pump
Count

Condition
Code

Performance
Code

Priority
Code

Project Profile

CRESTVIEW	2	2	2	2
INDIAN RUN	2	4	4	5
KENWOOD DRIVE	2
NEW HAMPSHIRE DR	2	2	2	2

Condition Codes

1	New or Excellent - None or minor defects.
2	Good - Defects that have not begun to deteriorate.
3	Fair - Moderate defects that will continue to deteriorate.
4	Poor - Severe defects that will collapse/break in near future.
5	Inoperable - Defects need immediate attention.

Performance Codes

1	Exceeds/Meets all performance targets.
2	Minor performance deficiencies.
3	Considerable performance deficiencies.
4	Major performance deficiencies.
5	Fails to meet performance targets.

Priority Codes

0	Not a priority
1	It would be nice to have.
2	Improved system operations & maintenance (O&M) efficiency.
3	Internal safety concern or public nuisance.
4	Potential public health, safety, or environmental concern.
5	Existing threat to public health, safety, or environment.

RUSSELL WTP

Design
Capacity
(MGD)

Date
Constructed

Major
Expansion
Date

Condition
Code

Performance
Code

Priority
Code

Project
Profile

09-01-1963

08-01-1989

Treatment Plant Components

Component Name

Condition
Code

Performance
Code

Priority
Code

Project
Profile

1 MG Tank
150 MG Tank
3 MG Tank
5 MG Tank
Backup Backwash	1	1	0
Backup Backwash Filter Pump	1	1	0
Backwash #1 L	1	1	0
Backwash #2 R	1	1	0
Backwash Filter Pump	2	1	0
Chemical Feed Pump
Chlorinator 1	2	2	2
Chlorinator 2	2	2	2
Chlorinator 3	2	2	2
Clearwell #1 Plant	3	3	4
Clearwell #2	2	2	2
Filter #1	2	2	2
Filter #2	2	2	2
Floc Basic 2	2	2	2
Floc Basic 3	2	2	2
Floc Basin 1	2	2	2
High Service Pumps 1 (Big)	2	2	2
High Service Pumps 2 (Small)	2	2	2
Intake Pump #1 Up River	4	3	4
Intake Pump #2 Down River	1	1	2
SCADA	2	2	2
Settling Basic 1	2	2	2
Settling Basin 2	2	2	2
Transfer Pump	2	1	2

Condition Codes

1	New or Excellent - None or minor defects.
2	Good - Defects that have not begun to deteriorate.
3	Fair - Moderate defects that will continue to deteriorate.
4	Poor - Severe defects that will collapse/break in near future.
5	Inoperable - Defects need immediate attention.

Performance Codes

1	Exceeds/Meets all performance targets.
2	Minor performance deficiencies.
3	Considerable performance deficiencies.
4	Major performance deficiencies.
5	Fails to meet performance targets.

Priority Codes

0	Not a priority
1	It would be nice to have.
2	Improved system operations & maintenance (O&M) efficiency.
3	Internal safety concern or public nuisance.
4	Potential public health, safety, or environmental concern.
5	Existing threat to public health, safety, or environment.

The management of this system participates in an Area Water Management Planning Council (AWMPC).

The management of this system participates in regular training activities.

System operator(s) participate in regular training activities.

This system has an asset management plan.

Date asset management plan last updated:

02.05.2017

This system has a capital improvement plan.

Date capital improvement plan last updated:

05.19.2020

This system has GIS capabilities.

This system has a policy manual in place containing the following items:
Personnel Policies	Standard Operating Procedures
Line Maintenance Program	Meter Testing Program
Routine Pressure Checks	Pump Station Maintenance Schedule
Emergency Operation Procedures	Backup Sources of Water
A Water Shortage Plan	A Water Conservation Plan
Date policy manual last updated: 06.30.2012

Date of last DOW Sanitary Survey: Month: 8 , Year: 2014

This system has periodic service outages.

Cause(s):

Power - no backup generators

This system has periodic pump failures.

Cause(s):

Power - no backup generators

This system has periodic line breaks.

This system has localized problems.

The following components are associated with localized problems:
Problem location(s):	Downtown - oldest section of distribution system
Problem diameter(s):	Various
Problem material(s):
Problem pressure(s):
Problem cause(s):	Age of system
Other problem characteristic(s):

This system has as-built plans.

Est. degree of accuracy of as-built plans (percent): 20%

This system uses an on-staff inspector(s) for construction projects.

Maintenance notes for this system:


	Date Last Modified: 06.12.2020

Include constructed projects in this list.

The following projects are associated with this system:

PNum	Applicant	Project Title	Project Status	Funding Status	Schedule (yrs)	Project Cost	Agreed Order	Dates Modified
PNum	Applicant	Project Title	Project Status	Funding Status	Schedule (yrs)	Project Cost	Agreed Order	Profile	GIS
WX21089073	City of Russell	City of Russell Permanent Raw Water Intake Structure	Approved	Not Funded	0-2 Years	$8,530,000	N	12-08-2023	08-17-2021
WX21089097	City of Russell	City of Russell Downtown Water Main Replacement Project	Approved	Not Funded	3-5 Years	$495,545	N	12-09-2019	12-05-2018
WX21089108	City of Russell	Russell Raw Water Intake Emergency Replacement	Approved	Fully Funded	0-2 Years	$710,000	N	07-17-2023	07-12-2021
WX21089126	City of Russell	Russell Lead Service Line Inventory & Assessment	Approved	Not Funded	0-2 Years	$600,000	N	07-12-2023	12-12-2022
WX21089135	City of Russell	City of Russell - New Treatment Plant	Approved	Not Funded	0-2 Years	$30,000,000	N	03-21-2024	12-11-2023

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