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Project Title:	RWRA Green Infrastructure and Energy Efficient Fleet Project
Project Number:	SX21059067	AWMPC:	GRADD
Funding Status:	Not Funded	Date Approved by AWMPC:	06.17.2021
Project Status:	Approved	Primary County:	Daviess
Project Schedule:	0-2 Years	Planning Unit:	Daviess
E-ClearingHouse SAI:	KY202112081630	ECH Status:	Approved
Primary System:	KY0073377 Regional Water Resource Agency - East	ADD WMC Contact:	Jacob Matson
Legal Applicant:	Regional Water Resource Agency
Entity Type:	Joint Sewer Agency

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Project Title:
RWRA Green Infrastructure and Energy Efficient Fleet Project

Project Description:
This Green Project proposes the installation of energy efficient High-rate Plug-In Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations at each of the agency’s 3 facilities. The project also includes the purchase of (1) Plug-In EV to replace (1) fuel-driven fleet vehicle as an operational pilot for a long-term green initiative to replace RWRA’s fuel-driven fleet with energy efficient zero-emissions fleet and equipment. Electric vehicles (EVs), including plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and all-electric vehicles (AEVs), present an opportunity to efficiently and cost-effectively serve a significant portion of the Agency’s day-to-day operational needs while simultaneously reducing energy use, petroleum dependence, fueling costs, and GHG emissions. Additionally, US Auto manufacturers have recently made commitments to transition fleet vehicle offerings exclusively to EVs in the next decade. Adoption of this technology promises to serve as an example to local businesses and residents that green infrastructure investments are both environmentally and financially worthwhile.

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 Regional Water Resource Agency (RWRA) operates two Water Resource Recovery Facilities, one Operations Facility and maintains a sewer collections network of pipes, tunnels and pump stations throughout Owensboro/Daviess County. RWRA operates (62) light and medium-duty vehicles with a full-time staff of 78 employees. In calendar year 2020, RWRA spent more than $69,000 in fuel purchases for light and medium duty fleet vehicles to maintain a 477mi2 service area. Of that fuel expense, RWRA fueled light & medium-duty fleet vehicles with nearly 37,000 gallons of gas/diesel from the pump and produced an estimated 783,000lbs of CO2 emissions. RWRA sees an opportunity to reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG), annual Petroleum Use and other Air Pollutants contributed from daily operations as well as achieve an economic benefit to our rate payers through energy and cost efficient EV usage for in-county service travel of our fleet. The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science has developed a tool called Alternative Fuel Life-Cycle Environmental and Economic Transportation (AFLEET) tool that estimates RWRA can transition our light duty fleet to EVs and conservatively eliminate over 152 sh.tn. of GHG emissions and conserve over 380 barrels of petroleum annually. RWRA anticipates that initial investments in charging infrastructure combined with long-term commitment to phasing out fuel-driven vehicles with an electrified fleet will fulfill our Agency’s Vision Statement to nurture safe and healthy community waterways while providing a benefit to our rate payers in terms of economic pay-back and social adoption of energy efficient green technologies.

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.

Install (3) Level 3 High Rate DC Charging Stations (1 per RWRA Facility) to support rapid charging of multiple EV vehicles/day.  Modify parking accommodations to designate exclusive EV fleet and staff parking/charging.  Purchase (1) light-duty EV to replace (1) gasoline fleet vehicle.  Estimated initial expense of this alternate is $100,000.

Alternate B:

Install (3) Level 2 EV Charging Stations (1 per RWRA Facility) to support charging of multiple EV vehicles/day.  Modify parking accommodations to designate exclusive EV fleet and staff parking/charging.  Purchase (1) light-duty EV to replace (1) gasoline fleet vehicle.  Estimated initial expense of this alternate is $50,000.

Entity Information
Entity Type:	Joint Sewer Agency
Entity Name:	Regional Water Resource Agency
PSC Group ID:
Office EMail:	joe.schepers@rwra.org
Web URL:	www.rwra.org
Office Phone:	270-687-8440	Fax:	270-687-8444

Entity Address Information
	Mail Address	Physical Address
Address Line 1:	1722 Pleasant Valley Rd
Address Line 2:
City, State Zip:	Owensboro , KY 42303

Entity Contact Information
Contact Type	Name	Title	EMail	Phone	Cell
Business Contact:	Joseph G. Schepers	Executive Director	joe.schepers@rwra.org	270-687-8440
Authorized Official:	Joseph G. Schepers	Executive Director	joe.schepers@rwra.org	270-687-8440

Information Source:	Kentucky Infrastructure Authority
Date Last Modified:	04.15.2025

Project Administrator (PA) Information

Name:	Victor J Cernius
Title:	Director of Operations
Organization:	Regional Water Resource Agency
EMail:	cerniusvj@rwra.org
Phone:	270-687-8450 Fax: 270-687-8444
Address Line 1:	2101 Grimes Ave
Address Line 2:
City, State Zip:	Owensboro , KY 42303

Applicant Contact (AC) Information

Name:	Joe G Schepers
Title:	Executive Director
Organization:	Regional Water Resource Agency
EMail:	schepersjg@rwra.org
Phone:	270-687-8440 Fax:
Address Line 1:	1722 Pleasant Valley Rd
Address Line 2:
City, State Zip:	Owensboro , KY 42303

Project Engineer (PE) Information

This project requires a licensed Professional Engineer.

PE Exemption:

This project will not require a licensed Professional Engineer

Estimated Budget As-Bid Budget

Project Cost Categories
Cost Category	Cost
Administrative Expenses:
Legal Expenses:
Land, Appraisals, Easements:
Relocation Expense & Payments:
Planning:
Engineering Fees - Design:
Engineering Fees - Construction:
Engineering Fees - Inspection:
Engineering Fees - Other:
Construction:
Equipment:	$90,000
Miscellaneous:
Contingencies:
Total Project Cost:	$90,000

Construction Cost Categories
Cost Category	Cost
WWTP Secondary Portion:
WWTP Advanced Portion:
Inflow & Infiltration Correction:
Major Sewer Rehabilitation:
Collector Sewers:
Interceptor Sewers, including Pump Stations:
Combined Sewer Overflow Correction:
NPS Urban:
Non-Categorized Cost:
Total Construction Cost:

Total Sustainability Costs:	$90,000

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:	$90,000
Total Committed Funding:
Funding Gap:	Not Funded

Funding Source	Loan or Grant ID	Fiscal Year	Amount	Status	Applicable Date
KIA SRF Fund A Loan (CW)	A23-126	2023	$90,000	Bypassed	05-17-2022
KIA SRF Fund A Loan (CW)	A24-129	2024	$90,000	Bypassed	06-12-2023
Total Committed

Funding Source Notes

Estimated Project Schedule

Facility Plan Approval Date:

Estimated Environmental Review Submittal Date:	07.01.2023
Estimated Bid Date:	07.01.2023
Estimated Construction Start Date:	07.01.2023
Estimated Construction Completion Date:	08.01.2023

The following systems are beneficiaries of this project:

	KY0073377	Regional Water Resource Agency - East
	KY0020095	Regional Water Resource Agency - West

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:
To Total Households:
**Cost Per Household:

*	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

Daviess

Legislative Districts

District Name	Legislator
House 013	DJ Johnson
Senate 08	Gary Boswell
Congressional 2	Brett Guthrie

Groundwater
Sensitivity
Zones

HUC 10 Watersheds

HUC 10 Code	Watershed Name
0514020112	Caney Creek-Ohio River

WHPP Areas

PWSID	AKGWA	Zone	System Name
KY0300336	29723	3	Owensboro Municipal Utilities
KY0300336	30536	2	Owensboro Municipal Utilities

Potential Impaired Watershed Designations

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

Daviess

Legislative Districts

District Name
House 007	Suzanne Miles
House 013	DJ Johnson
House 014	Scott Lewis
Senate 08	Gary Boswell
Congressional 2	Brett Guthrie

CW Specific Impacts:

Wastewater Volumes (MGD):

For this project:
For included system(s):	21.800
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.

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.

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
KY0073377	1	ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS	ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS	NEW			EA

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	Regional Water Resource Agency	Parent
2024	Regional Water Resource Agency	Parent
2023	Regional Water Resource Agency	Parent
2022	Regional Water Resource Agency	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.

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
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.*
Item 10:	Upgrade of POTW lighting to energy efficient sources.*
Item 11:	SCADA systems where substantial energy savings can be demonstrated.*
Item 12:	Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) controllers where substantial energy savings can be demonstrated.*
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 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.*	$90,000
Item 15:	Sub-surface land application of effluent and other means for groundwater recharge, such as spray irrigation and overland flow.*
Total Cost:		$90,000

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

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

Electric vehicles will allow RWRA to participate in environmentally innovative progression.

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:	07.01.2024 Download Fee Schedule
Rate Adjustment Age (months):	18

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

1.12%

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.

RWRA has a five-year Capital Plan Projects list that is updated on an annual basis.  Capital Expenditures that include the scheduled/managed fleet replacement cycle are included within that plan.
RWRA reviews its rates to ensure that they are appropriate and they were last amended in December 2014.  
RWRA has a replacement fund that is a section of its annual budget.  This fund has its own budget and receives funds from RWRA to operate every year.  Fleet replacements are budgeted annually out of this fund and future fleet planning is taken into consideration based upon replacement and operational cost considerations.

Activity	Date
Profile Created:	06.02.2021
Profile Last Modified:	12.07.2022
General Info Last Modified:	09.27.2021
Narrative Last Modified:	06.02.2021
Admin Info Last Modified:	10.25.2021
Budget Info Last Modified:	06.02.2021
Impacts Info Last Modified:
Plans & Specs Info Last Modified:
Components Info Last Modified:	06.22.2021
GIS Last Modified:	06.28.2021

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Funding Sources:

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Demographic Impacts Section:

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