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Project Title:	Little Sandy Correctional Facility Sewer Service Improvements (Wastewater Plant Renovation)
Project Number:	SX21063011	AWMPC:	FIVCO
Funding Status:	Partially Funded	Date Approved by AWMPC:	10.14.2022
Project Status:	Approved	Primary County:	Elliott
Project Schedule:	0-2 Years	Planning Unit:	Elliott
E-ClearingHouse SAI:	KY202405090719	ECH Status:	Approved
Primary System:	KY0052264 City of Sandy Hook	ADD WMC Contact:	Brycen May
Legal Applicant:	City of Sandy Hook
Entity Type:	Incorporated City

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Project Title:
Little Sandy Correctional Facility Sewer Service Improvements (Wastewater Plant Renovation)

Project Description:
With the passing of the $171,000,000 line item in the 2022-2024 state budget, the Sandy Hook Correctional Facility will be adding a new wing with up to 800 inmates. Replace oxidation ditch, aerators/mixers, VFD, RAS pumps/controls, chemical feed building upgrade, sludge blowers, replace force main air release valve. These improvements will include work on the primary pump station at the prison including new pumps, piping, valves, and meters. Work on the existing basins, belt press, UV treatment system, and clarifiers. This would be a major increase in the effectiveness of the treatment plant that would put them in good stead for several years. The plant will not need to be expanded for additional flow. This is an equipment replacement project only. The plant will have the capacity to serve the prison without a capacity upgrade. The existing City of Sandy Hook Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) facility, is located in downtown Sandy Hook, about 7 miles from the Little Sandy Correctional Complex (LSCC). The Sandy Hook WWTP was originally designed and constructed (completed 2004) to accommodate both the existing City of Sandy Hook residential wastewater customers, plus the new proposed Prison Complex. The current "Phase 1" LSCC Prison population remains at about 1,000 inmates, plus 300 staff. A 7-mile-long existing wastewater force main from the Prison to the WWTP conveys all Prison flow to the WWTP. A main wastewater pump station with emergency gen set exists at the Prison site. The existing S. Hook WWTP was designed for an average daily design flow of 500,000 gallons per day (0.5 MGD). The 2022-2024 State Budget as approved will add an additional 816 inmates, 1800 +/- total, and about 50 staff, or 350 total staff. The WWTP has been operating 18 years and requires upgrades of the existing Prison pump station, plus an update in almost all of the treatment plant equipment in order to accommodate the added Phase 2 inmates and added staff. The anticipated improvements to the existing WWTP and Prison Pump Station to accommodate the Phase 2- LSCC expansion. are as follows: At the Prison, replace Pump Sta. pre-engineered corroded valve pit piping/valves, control panel/level sensors, pumps/discharge pipes/guide rails (2), flowmeter, five (5) existing air vacuum/release valves along existing 10-inch force main, At the WWTP facility replace (1) oxidation ditch main aerators/drives/motors( 2 each), anaerobic and anoxic mixers; replace (1) clarifier rake assembly/gear drive and replace aerated sludge holding blowers/motors; replace UV dis-infection system module/control panel; replace sludge press washwater pump, belt/main drive/wash nozzles/squeege seals, polymer feed pump replace influent/effluent influent/effluent samplers; replace return sludge pump station pumps (2) and control panel; replace existing 10-inch inlet force main plug valve (broken stem). Replace existing Chemical Feed building for Phosphorous removal. Repairs to existing Channel Monster headworks to restore this equipment back into operation. Replace existing Control Room electric (oxidation ditch primary aerators VFD's (2). The Sandy Hook WWTP was designed 20-years ago such that all treatment plant structures/basins are 2 feet above the elevation/limits of the 100 -year flood of record. The upcoming/current 2024 WWTP improvements project includes replacement of existing WWTP equipment only. No new structures/basins to be added. The improvements slated for the 2024 project thus will not change/have any effect on the WWTP’s existing flood location status

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 Sandy Hook WWTP was constructed 20 years ago as phase 1 of the the Little Sandy Correctional Facility. The equipment at the plant is 20 years old and many of the treatment plant components need replaced due to age. The city recently entered into an agreement with KYDOW due to WWTP permit violations.

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.

The existing WWTP is considered the regional plant for Elliott county based on the facility plan approved by DOW 20 years ago.

Alternate B:

Entity Information
Entity Type:	Incorporated City
Entity Name:	City of Sandy Hook
PSC Group ID:
Office EMail:	pennington5huskies@yahoo.com
Web URL:
Office Phone:	606-738-6489	Fax:

Entity Address Information
	Mail Address	Physical Address
Address Line 1:	PO Box 274
Address Line 2:
City, State Zip:	Sandy Hook , KY 41171

Entity Contact Information
Contact Type	Name	Title	EMail	Phone	Cell
Business Contact:	Teresa Pennington	City Clerk	pennington5huskies@yahoo.com	606-738-6489
Authorized Official:	James R. Adkins	Mayor	mayorrob1@icloud.com	606-794-6492

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

Project Administrator (PA) Information

Name:	Eric L Patton
Title:	Greenup County Project Manager
Organization:	Greenup County Fiscal Court
EMail:	epatton@greenupcountyky.gov
Phone:	606-369-7564 Fax:
Address Line 1:	301 Main St 1
Address Line 2:
City, State Zip:	Greenup , KY 41144

Applicant Contact (AC) Information

Name:	Eric L Patton
Title:	Greenup County Project Manager
Organization:	Greenup County Fiscal Court
EMail:	epatton@greenupcountyky.gov
Phone:	606-369-7564 Fax:
Address Line 1:	301 Main St 1
Address Line 2:
City, State Zip:	Greenup , KY 41144

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 13759
PE Name:	Paul Victor Amburgey
Firm Name:	E. L. Robinson Engineering Co.
Address Type:	Home
Address Line 1:	4028 State Route 5
Address Line 2:
Address Line 3:
City, State Zip:	Ashland , KY 41102
License Status:	Current	Disciplinary Actions:	No
Issue Date:	02.24.1984	Expiration Date:	06.30.2027

Phone:	606∙571∙1849 Fax: 606∙326∙1890
EMail:	pamburgey@elrobinson.com

Engineering Firm Information
Permit Number:	1639
Firm Name:	E. L. Robinson Engineering Co.
Phone:	304∙776∙7473 Fax:
Web URL:
E-Mail:	alerose@elrobinson.com
Address Line 1:	5088 Washington Street West
Address Line 2:
City, State Zip:	Charleston , WV 25313
Issue Date:	12.06.2000	Expir. Date:	12.31.2026
Permit Status	Current	Disciplinary Actions	No

Estimated Budget As-Bid Budget

Project Cost Categories
Cost Category	Cost
Administrative Expenses:	$52,000
Legal Expenses:	$6,200
Land, Appraisals, Easements:
Relocation Expense & Payments:
Planning:	$7,500
Engineering Fees - Design:	$151,810
Engineering Fees - Construction:	$37,960
Engineering Fees - Inspection:	$109,090
Engineering Fees - Other:	$10,500
Construction:	$2,560,744
Equipment:
Miscellaneous:
Contingencies:	$170,560
Total Project Cost:	$3,106,364

Construction Cost Categories
Cost Category	Cost
WWTP Secondary Portion:
WWTP Advanced Portion:	$2,181,994
Inflow & Infiltration Correction:
Major Sewer Rehabilitation:
Collector Sewers:
Interceptor Sewers, including Pump Stations:	$378,750
Combined Sewer Overflow Correction:
NPS Urban:
Non-Categorized Cost:
Total Construction Cost:	$2,560,744

Total Sustainability Costs:

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:	$3,106,364
Total Committed Funding:	$1,900,000
Funding Gap:	$1,206,364	(Partially Funded)

Funding Source	Loan or Grant ID	Fiscal Year	Amount	Status	Applicable Date
ARC		2024	$1,900,000	Committed	12-04-2023
KIA SRF Fund A Loan (CW)	A25-060	2025	$874,500	Expired	04-29-2024
KIA SRF Fund A Loan (CW)	A26-026	2026	$1,300,000	Ranked	03-26-2025
KY DOC		2025	$1,206,304	Anticipated
Total Committed			$1,900,000

Funding Source Notes

KY Department of Corrections Funding being procured.

Estimated Project Schedule

Facility Plan Approval Date:

09.01.2020

Estimated Environmental Review Submittal Date:	07.01.2024
Estimated Bid Date:	12.15.2025
Estimated Construction Start Date:	02.01.2025
Estimated Construction Completion Date:	12.01.2026

The following systems are beneficiaries of this project:

KY0052264

City of Sandy Hook

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:	1
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

Elliott

Legislative Districts

District Name	Legislator
House 099	Richard White
Senate 31	Phillip Wheeler
Congressional 5	Hal Rogers

Groundwater
Sensitivity
Zones

HUC 10 Watersheds

HUC 10 Code	Watershed Name
0509010401	Upper Little Sandy River

Potential Impaired Watershed Designations

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

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

Elliott

Legislative Districts

District Name
House 099	Richard White
Senate 31	Phillip Wheeler
Congressional 5	Hal Rogers

CW Specific Impacts:

Wastewater Volumes (MGD):

For this project:
For included system(s):	0.510
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-22-3-0252

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:

Little Sandy River

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
KY0052264	1	SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT		STP - UPGRADE

Linear Features:

DOW Permit ID	Line Type	Purpose	Activity	Size (in.)	Material	Length (LF)
KY0052264	FORCE	INTERCEPTOR	REHAB - REPLACE OBSOLETE OR AGING LINES	10.00	HDPE	11,550
					Total Length	11,550

Administrative Components:

The following administrative components are included in this project:

Planning

Sewer System Evaluation Survey Report

Design

Construction

Management

Note: There are no audits on record associated with the applicant entity.

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): 11,550

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.*
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:	06.07.2021 Download Fee Schedule
Rate Adjustment Age (months):	55

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

0.86%

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:	09.09.2022
Profile Last Modified:	12.16.2024
General Info Last Modified:	11.01.2022
Narrative Last Modified:	04.25.2024
Admin Info Last Modified:	09.09.2022
Budget Info Last Modified:	04.25.2024
Impacts Info Last Modified:	04.25.2024
Plans & Specs Info Last Modified:
Components Info Last Modified:	09.09.2022
GIS Last Modified:	02.16.2024

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