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Project Title:	Water Resource Recovery Facility Expansion and Improvements
Project Number:	SX21019065	AWMPC:	FIVCO
Funding Status:	Partially Funded	Date Approved by AWMPC:	11.19.2014
Project Status:	Approved	Primary County:	Boyd
Project Schedule:	3-5 Years	Planning Unit:	Boyd
E-ClearingHouse SAI:	KY202201070025	ECH Status:	Approved
Primary System:	KY0022373 City of Ashland	ADD WMC Contact:	Brycen May
Legal Applicant:	City of Ashland
Entity Type:	Incorporated City

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Project Title:
Water Resource Recovery Facility Expansion and Improvements

Project Description:
The purpose of this project is for wet weather attenuation and renewal of aged assets. Work at the WWTP will include: 1. New headworks, 2. New grit removal and screening, 3. Three new clarifiers with the existing clarifiers being re-purposed to provide storage, and 4. A new outfall. The disinfection process will be upgraded, as will the SCADA and telemetry systems. The treatment plant will be upgraded for future nutrient removal, and new hauled waste receiving and sludge dewatering equipment will be provided. To enhance operational sustainability and reduce energy consumption, the project will also include several targeted energy efficiency improvements. These include replacing old motors with premium energy efficiency motors, upgrading POTW lighting to energy-efficient sources, and installing SCADA systems and Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) controllers where substantial energy savings can be demonstrated. Additionally, the project will implement comprehensive POTW energy management planning, including energy assessments, audits, optimization studies, and sub-metering of individual processes to identify high energy use areas. Outside the WWTP, the force main from the 10th Street Pump Station will be rerouted away from the 26th Street Pump Station where it is currently connected and will feed directly into the treatment plant. This project is required as part of the city's approved Long Term Control Plan and Consent Judgement. Rerouting the force main from the 10th Street Pump Station directly to the treatment plant eliminates a vulnerable connection at the 26th Street Pump Station, reducing the likelihood of spills or system failures that could contaminate nearby waterways. This project also supports the protection of drinking water sources by improving wastewater treatment performance and reducing pollutant loading to receiving waters. These improvements contribute to safer, more reliable drinking water and long-term public health protection for the community.

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:
The City has received an Agreed Order from the EPA and DOW with instructions to fix the problem.

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.

Measure the CSO at the eight pump stations and then build the lines to the WWTP as it is being enlarged.

Alternate B:

do nothing

Entity Information
Entity Type:	Incorporated City
Entity Name:	City of Ashland
PSC Group ID:	8807300
Office EMail:	smaddix@ashlandky.gov
Web URL:
Office Phone:	606-385-3300	Fax:

Entity Address Information
	Mail Address	Physical Address
Address Line 1:	PO Box 1839 1700 Greenup Ave
Address Line 2:
City, State Zip:	Ashland , KY 41105

Entity Contact Information
Contact Type	Name	Title	EMail	Phone	Cell
Business Contact:	Susan W. Maddix	City Clerk	smaddix@ashlandky.gov	606-385-3310
Authorized Official:	Chuck D. Charles	Mayor	ccharles@ashlandky.gov	606-385-3300

Information Source:	Kentucky Department for Local Government
Date Last Modified:	04.04.2026

Project Administrator (PA) Information

Name:	Tim Wright
Title:	Project Admin
Organization:	FIVCO Area Development District
EMail:	tim@fivco.org
Phone:	606-929-1366 Fax:
Address Line 1:	32 FIVCO Ct
Address Line 2:
City, State Zip:	Grayson , KY 41143

Applicant Contact (AC) Information

Name:	Barry Adkins
Title:	Director of Engineering
Organization:	City of Ashland
EMail:	badkins@ashlandky.gov
Phone:	606-385-3338 Fax:
Address Line 1:	1700 Greenup Ave Ste 408
Address Line 2:
City, State Zip:	Ashland , KY 41101

Project Engineer (PE) Information
This project requires a licensed Professional Engineer. A Professional Engineer has been procured for this project.

Estimated Budget As-Bid Budget

Project Cost Categories
Cost Category	Cost
Administrative Expenses:	$150,000
Legal Expenses:
Land, Appraisals, Easements:
Relocation Expense & Payments:
Planning:
Engineering Fees - Design:	$2,000,000
Engineering Fees - Construction:	$2,800,000
Engineering Fees - Inspection:	$390,000
Engineering Fees - Other:	$150,000
Construction:	$99,632,000
Equipment:
Miscellaneous:
Contingencies:
Total Project Cost:	$105,122,000

Construction Cost Categories
Cost Category	Cost
WWTP Secondary Portion:	$42,145,300
WWTP Advanced Portion:	$20,572,000
Inflow & Infiltration Correction:
Major Sewer Rehabilitation:
Collector Sewers:
Interceptor Sewers, including Pump Stations:
Combined Sewer Overflow Correction:	$36,914,700
NPS Urban:
Non-Categorized Cost:
Total Construction Cost:	$99,632,000

Total Sustainability Costs:	$1,500,000

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:	$105,122,000
Total Committed Funding:	$103,122,000
Funding Gap:	$2,000,000	(Partially Funded)

Funding Source	Loan or Grant ID	Fiscal Year	Amount	Status	Applicable Date
Local			$27,561,000	Committed	01-01-2020
Local			$27,561,000	Committed	09-01-2024
KIA SRF Fund A Loan (CW)	A19-036	2019	$25,000,000	Bypassed	06-19-2018
KIA SRF Fund A Loan (CW)	A20-026	2020	$12,500,000	Withdrawn	02-04-2020
KIA SRF Fund A Loan (CW)	A21-010	2021	$28,255,000	Bypassed	06-03-2020
KIA SRF Fund A Loan (CW)	A22-005	2022	$44,000,000	Committed	03-07-2024
KIA SRF Fund A Loan (CW)	A23-008	2023	$25,000,000	Expired	05-17-2022
FY2024 Community Project Directe		2024	$4,000,000	Committed	09-01-2024
KIA SRF Fund A Loan (CW)	A24-008	2024	$44,000,000	Expired	06-12-2023
KIA SRF Fund A Loan (CW)	A22-005	2027	$105,122,000	Ranked	04-02-2026
ARC		2026	$2,000,000	Applied For	09-01-2025
Total Committed			$103,122,000

Funding Source Notes

Estimated Project Schedule

Facility Plan Approval Date:

Estimated Environmental Review Submittal Date:	03.01.2022
Estimated Bid Date:	02.01.2026
Estimated Construction Start Date:	05.01.2026
Estimated Construction Completion Date:	03.31.2029

The following systems are beneficiaries of this project:

KY0022373

City of Ashland

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:
Jobs Retained:

MHI Basis:

Demographic Impacts (GIS Census Overlay)
Serviceable Demographic	Project Area	Included Systems	Included Utilities
Population:
Households:
MHI:			*
MHI MOE:
MOE as Percent:
**NSRL:			0

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

Median Household Income (MHI) Source: *(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 =
  - 80% KMHI =

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:	10,527
To Total Households:	10,527
**Cost Per Household:	$9,986

*	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

Boyd

Legislative Districts

District Name	Legislator
House 100	Scott Sharp
Senate 18	Robin L. Webb
Congressional 5	Hal Rogers

Groundwater
Sensitivity
Zones

HUC 10 Watersheds

HUC 10 Code	Watershed Name
0509010301	Ice Creek-Ohio River

Potential Impaired Watershed Designations

303d	305b	Priority Watershed	Special Use Waters	Exceptional Use Waters
No	Yes	No	No	No

Note:

Impaired Watershed Designations only indicate that mapped components for this project lie within a HUC-12 watershed boundary containing impaired waterbody features. An affirmative indication for any designation will require a detailed analysis of the project to determine if any of the proposed project components will actually have a positive impact on the relevant impaired features.

Geographic Impacts
For Included System(s)

Counties

Boyd

Legislative Districts

District Name
House 098	Aaron Thompson
House 100	Scott Sharp
Senate 18	Robin L. Webb
Congressional 5	Hal Rogers

CW Specific Impacts:

Wastewater Volumes (MGD):

For this project:
For included system(s):	33.000
Reduced by this project:

Other CW Specific Impacts:

This project provides regionalization and/or consolidation of wastewater treatment systems.

This project will eliminate a package treatment plant that is more than 25 years old.

This project will eliminate a package treatment plant that has received notices of violations within the last two state fiscal years (July through June).

This project includes an on-site mound, and/or decentralized WW treatment system.

This project is necessary to achieve full or partial compliance with a court order, agreed order, or a judicial or administrative consent decree.

Agreed Order Number: DOW-17-3-0204

This project includes components to achieve compliance with a federal consent decree.

Primary system has not received any CWA Notices of Violation within the previous state fiscal year (July through June).

This project is consistent with the approved facility plan.

This project will have a positive impact on drinking water sources within a 5 mile radius.

Drinking water sources impacted by this project:

City of Russell - Including Flatwoods, Wurtland, and Raceland.

Planning Needs:

Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Correction.

Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) Correction.

Replacement or Rehabilitation of Aging Infrastructure.

New Treatment Plant.

New Collector Sewers and Appurtenances.

Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems.

Upgrade to Advanced Treatment.

This project addresses PFAS or other emerging contaminants.

Rehab/Upgrade/Expansion of Existing Treatment Plant.

New Interceptor Sewers and Appurtenances.

Stormwater Control.

Non-Point Source (NPS) Pollution Control.

Recycled Water Distribution.

Planning

Other (specify):

Project Inventory (Mapped Features):

Point Features:

DOW PermitID	Count	FeatureType	Purpose	Status	Existing Capacity	Proposed Capacity	Units
KY0022373	1	SCADA	ENERGY EFF - SCADA	NEW			EA
KY0022373	1	SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT	ENERGY EFF - SCADA	STP - UPGRADE	11.00	11.00	MGD
KY0022373	1	STP PUMP	ENERGY EFF - PUMP EFFICIENCY	REHAB			EA
KY0022373	1	STP PUMP	ENERGY EFF - VFD DEVICE	REHAB			EA

Linear Features:

DOW Permit ID	Line Type	Purpose	Activity	Size (in.)	Material	Length (LF)
KY0022373	FORCE	INTERCEPTOR	REHAB - REPLACE PROBLEM LINES	24.00	PVC	640
					Total Length	640

Administrative Components:

The following administrative components are included in this project:

Planning

Sewer System Evaluation Survey Report

Design

Construction

Management

Audits on Record
Associated With Applicant

Audit Year	Entity Name	Entity Relationship
2025	Ashland, City of	Parent
2024	Ashland, City of	Parent
2023	Ashland, City of	Parent
2022	Ashland, City of	Parent

Water Treatment Plants Eliminated:

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

Sanitary Sewer Components:

This project includes a new wastewater treatment plant.

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

This project includes rehabilitation of an existing wastewater treatment plant.

This project includes upgrades to an existing wastewater treatment plant.

This project includes rehabilitation or replacement of aging infrastructure.

Total length of replaced infrastructure (LF): 640

This project includes new collector sewers.

This project includes new interceptor sewers.

This project includes elimination of existing sewer system components.

Security Components:

This project includes cyber-security components.

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:	Implementation of green streets.
Item 2:	Wet Weather management systems for parking areas.
Item 3:	Implementation of comprehensive urban forestry programs.
Item 4:	Stormwater harvesting and reuse.
Item 5:	Downspout disconnection.
Item 6:	Comprehensive retrofit programs designed to keep wet weather discharges out of sewer systems.
Item 7:	Establishment or restoration of riparian buffers, floodplains, wetlands or other natural features.
Item 8:	Management of wetlands.
Item 9:	Purchase of land or easements on land that has a direct benefit to water quality.
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:	Developing water audit and conservation plans, which are reasonably expected to result in a capital project.
Item 6:	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 7:	Retrofit or replacement of existing landscape irrigation/agricultural systems to more efficient landscape/agricultural irrigation systems (rain and moisture sensing equipment)
Item 8:	Water meter replacement with traditional water meters.*
Item 9:	Projects that result from a water audit or water conservation plan.*
Item 10:	Storage tank replacement/rehabilitation to reduce water loss.*
Item 11:	New water efficient landscape/agricultural irrigation system, where there currently is not one.*
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 such as wind, solar, geothermal, and micro-hydroelectric, and biogas combined heat and power systems that provide power to a POTW.
Item 2:	POTW-owned renewable energy projects.
Item 3:	Collection system infiltration/inflow (I/I) detection equipment.
Item 4:	POTW energy management planning, including energy assessments, energy audits, optimization studies, and sub-metering of individual processes to determine high energy use areas	$50,000
Item 5:	Projects that achieve a reduction in energy consumption (pumps, motors).*
Item 6:	Projects that cost effectively eliminate pumps or pumping stations.*
Item 7:	I/I correction projects that save energy from pumping and reduced treatment costs.*
Item 8:	I/I correction where excessive groundwater infiltration is contaminating the influent requiring otherwise unnecessary treatment processes.*
Item 9:	Replacing old motors with premium energy efficiency motors.*	$100,000
Item 10:	Upgrade of POTW lighting to energy efficient sources.*	$50,000
Item 11:	SCADA systems where substantial energy savings can be demonstrated.*	$1,200,000
Item 12:	Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) controllers where substantial energy savings can be demonstrated.*	$100,000
Total Cost:		$1,500,000

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

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

This project will refit much of the interior of the Ashland Wastewater Treatment facility to make it more energy efficient in as many ways as feasible. The current plant has had only minor adjustments to address energy use.

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 likely to result in a capital project.
Item 2:	Utility sustainability plan consistent with EPA’s sustainability policy.
Item 3:	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 4:	Planning activities by a POTW to prepare for adaptation to the long-term effects of climate change and/or extreme weather.
Item 5:	Construction of US Building Council LEED certified buildings, or renovation of an existing building on POTW facilities.
Item 6:	Decentralized wastewater treatment solutions to existing deficient or failing onsite wastewater systems.
Item 7:	Constructed wetlands projects used for municipal wastewater treatment, polishing, and/or effluent disposal.*
Item 8:	Projects that result from total/integrated water resource management planning consistent with the decision criteria for environmentally innovative projects and that are CWSRF eligible.*
Item 9:	Projects that facilitate adaptation of POTWs to climate change identified by a carbon footprint assessment or climate adaption study.*
Item 10:	POTW upgrades or retrofits that remove phosphorus for beneficial use, such as biofuel production with algae.*
Item 11:	Projects that significantly reduce or eliminate the use of chemicals in wastewater treatment.*
Item 12:	Treatment technologies that significantly reduce the volume of residuals, generation of residuals, or lower the amount of chemicals in the residuals.*
Item 13:	Educational activities and demonstration projects for water or energy efficiency.*
Item 14:	Projects that achieve the goals/objectives of utility asset management plans.*
Item 15:	Sub-surface land application of effluent and other means for groundwater recharge, such as spray irrigation and overland flow.*
Total Cost:

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

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

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:	01.01.2022 Download Fee Schedule
Rate Adjustment Age (months):	48

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

0.52%

The system has an Asset Management Plan (AMP).

Note: AMP scoring credit requires at least one of the following components:
	The AMP includes an Asset Inventory.
	The AMP includes a Strategic Plan.
	The AMP includes a Capital Improvement Plan.
Download Supporting Document

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

Download Supporting Document

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

Uploaded document for CIP and allocated funds

Activity	Date
Profile Created:	11.13.2014
Profile Last Modified:	01.28.2026
General Info Last Modified:	11.19.2025
Narrative Last Modified:	01.13.2026
Admin Info Last Modified:	11.19.2025
Budget Info Last Modified:	01.28.2026
Impacts Info Last Modified:	01.23.2026
Plans & Specs Info Last Modified:
Components Info Last Modified:	11.13.2014
GIS Last Modified:	12.11.2019

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