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Project Title:	Signal Ridge Gravity Sewer Tunnel and Replacement
Project Number:	SX21073095	AWMPC:	BGADD
Funding Status:	Not Funded	Date Approved by AWMPC:	01.17.2025
Project Status:	Approved	Primary County:	Franklin
Project Schedule:	0-2 Years	Planning Unit:	Unit 5
E-ClearingHouse SAI:		ECH Status:
Primary System:	KY0022861 Frankfort Sewer Department	ADD WMC Contact:	Casey Cash
Legal Applicant:	City of Frankfort
Entity Type:	Incorporated City

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Project Title:
Signal Ridge Gravity Sewer Tunnel and Replacement

Project Description:
The Frankfort Sewer Department is launching a vital project to safeguard a 30-inch RCP sanitary sewer line that runs along the rock cliff between Taylor Avenue and Crown Pointe Drive. Following a major rock shear on October 13, 2023, the cliff's new edge now lies within just 15 feet of the sewer line, presenting a serious risk of failure. This sewer line plays a critical role in the City’s wastewater management system, handling approximately 25% of the total flow, or approximately 2 MGD, to the City’s major treatment plant. The preferred solution involves constructing approximately 2,482 linear feet (LF) of trenchless (directional drill) 30” gravity sewer and 273 LF of trenchless (directional drill) 12” gravity sewer. Additionally, existing clay and concrete gravity sewer will be replaced with approximately 1,234 LF of 30” PVC, 51 LF of 24” PVC, and 528 LF of 8” PVC. This approach addresses the immediate risk while also upgrading the undersized and deteriorating 8”-18” gravity sewer downstream.

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:
A failure in this section could not only disrupt service but also result in severe environmental impacts, including contamination of local waterways (Kentucky River) and significant public health risks. Further complicating things, there has been active additional movement recorded in the rock since the initial failure. Active movement in the rock after an initial failure can pose significant challenges for public safety and remediation efforts. To prevent such outcomes, the Frankfort Sewer Department evaluated multiple alternatives to relocate the sewer away from the rockfall hazard. The selected trenchless gravity sewer option is the most effective solution to ensure the long-term reliability of the sewer infrastructure while safeguarding surrounding residential properties. This approach not only mitigates the immediate risks posed by the rockfall but also enhances the overall sewer system's capacity and condition.

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.

Pump Station and Force Main (Crown Point Drive):
- Requires construction of a pump station in residential yards and rock removal.
- Status: Rejected due to proximity to homes and potential risks associated with rock removal.  The constructability of the pump station at the proposed location was questionable, and created easement acquisition problems, along with potential operational issues.

Alternate B:

Deep Tunnel Gravity Sewer (Further from Rock Slide):

· Length: Approximately 2,482 LF trenchless gravity sewer with upsized downstream sewer.

· Status: Chosen as the best solution due to its distance from the rock cliff, minimal disruption to residents, and no increase in operational costs for the Frankfort Sewer Department.

The directional drill (trenchless) construction method is preferred for several reasons in this application. Directional drilling reduces the need for extensive excavation and surfac

Entity Information
Entity Type:	Incorporated City
Entity Name:	City of Frankfort
PSC Group ID:
Office EMail:	cmaxwell@frankfort.ky.gov
Web URL:
Office Phone:	502-875-8500	Fax:	502-875-8502

Entity Address Information
	Mail Address	Physical Address
Address Line 1:	315 W Second St PO Box 697
Address Line 2:
City, State Zip:	Frankfort , KY 40602

Entity Contact Information
Contact Type	Name	Title	EMail	Phone	Cell
Business Contact:	Chermie Maxwell	City Clerk	cmaxwell@frankfort.ky.gov	502-875-8534
Authorized Official:	Layne Wilkerson	Mayor	lwilkerson@frankfort.ky.gov	502-875-8500

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

Project Administrator (PA) Information

Name:	Rebecca B Hall
Title:	Frankfort
Organization:	City of Frankfort
EMail:	rhall@frankfort.ky.gov
Phone:	502-875-8500 Fax:
Address Line 1:	315 W 2nd St
Address Line 2:
City, State Zip:	Frankfort , KY 40602

Applicant Contact (AC) Information

Name:	Michael C Hesse
Title:	Design Engineer
Organization:	Frankfort Sewer Department
EMail:	mhesse@frankfort.ky.gov
Phone:	502-229-6313 Fax:
Address Line 1:	1200 Kentucky Ave
Address Line 2:
City, State Zip:	Frankfort , KY 40601

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 20159
PE Name:	Robert Bunnell Campbell
Firm Name:	Qk4, Inc.
Address Type:	Work
Address Line 1:	Qk4
Address Line 2:	815 West Market St., Ste. 300
Address Line 3:
City, State Zip:	Louisville , KY 40202
License Status:	Current	Disciplinary Actions:	No
Issue Date:	02.09.1998	Expiration Date:	06.30.2027

Phone:	800∙928∙2222 Fax:
EMail:	rcampbell@qk4.com

Engineering Firm Information
Permit Number:	75
Firm Name:	Qk4, Inc.
Phone:	502∙585∙2222 Fax: 502∙581∙0406
Web URL:	http://qk4.com/
E-Mail:	azimmerman@qk4.com
Address Line 1:	9920 Corporate Campus Drive
Address Line 2:	Suite 1200
City, State Zip:	Louisville , KY 40223
Issue Date:	03.02.1993	Expir. Date:	12.31.2026
Permit Status	Current	Disciplinary Actions	No

Estimated Budget As-Bid Budget

Project Cost Categories
Cost Category	Cost
Administrative Expenses:
Legal Expenses:
Land, Appraisals, Easements:	$15,000
Relocation Expense & Payments:
Planning:
Engineering Fees - Design:	$600,000
Engineering Fees - Construction:
Engineering Fees - Inspection:	$250,000
Engineering Fees - Other:
Construction:	$4,600,000
Equipment:
Miscellaneous:
Contingencies:	$460,000
Total Project Cost:	$5,925,000

Construction Cost Categories
Cost Category	Cost
WWTP Secondary Portion:
WWTP Advanced Portion:
Inflow & Infiltration Correction:
Major Sewer Rehabilitation:
Collector Sewers:	$200,000
Interceptor Sewers, including Pump Stations:	$4,400,000
Combined Sewer Overflow Correction:
NPS Urban:
Non-Categorized Cost:
Total Construction Cost:	$4,600,000

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:	$5,925,000
Total Committed Funding:
Funding Gap:	Not Funded

Funding Source	Loan or Grant ID	Fiscal Year	Amount	Status	Applicable Date
24HB001 - Ky WWATERS Program		2025	$6,210,000	Bypassed	03-28-2025
KIA SRF Fund A Loan (CW)	A26-103	2026	$5,645,000	Ranked	03-26-2025
KIA SRF Fund A Loan (CW)	A27-106	2027	$5,925,000	Ranked	04-02-2026
Total Committed

Funding Source Notes

FSD has applied to KY W Water as a declared local Emergency Project.  This regional project also has Franklin County Impacts as well as the City of Frankfort.

Estimated Project Schedule

Facility Plan Approval Date:

Estimated Environmental Review Submittal Date:
Estimated Bid Date:	05.01.2026
Estimated Construction Start Date:	08.03.2026
Estimated Construction Completion Date:	11.03.2027

The following systems are beneficiaries of this project:

KY0022861

Frankfort Sewer Department

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

Franklin

Legislative Districts

District Name	Legislator
House 057	Erika Hancock
Senate 20	Gex Williams
Congressional 1	James Comer

Groundwater
Sensitivity
Zones

HUC 10 Watersheds

HUC 10 Code	Watershed Name
0510020507	Clear Creek-Kentucky River
0510020510	Benson Creek

Potential Impaired Watershed Designations

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

Franklin

Woodford

Legislative Districts

District Name
House 056	Daniel Fister
House 057	Erika Hancock
Senate 12	Amanda Mays Bledsoe
Senate 20	Gex Williams
Congressional 1	James Comer
Congressional 6	Andy Barr

CW Specific Impacts:

Wastewater Volumes (MGD):

For this project:	1.800
For included system(s):	24.000
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.

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):

Please specify:

Declared Local Emergency to relocate sanitary sewer from edge of unstable high rock wall to a more stable location.

Project Inventory (Mapped Features):

Linear Features:

DOW Permit ID	Line Type	Purpose	Activity	Size (in.)	Material	Length (LF)
KY0022861	GRAVITY	COLLECTOR	EXTENSION	12.00		272
KY0022861	GRAVITY	COLLECTOR	EXTENSION	30.00		2,482
KY0022861	GRAVITY	COLLECTOR	REHAB - REPLACE PROBLEM LINES	30.00		1,227
KY0022861	GRAVITY	COLLECTOR	REHAB - REPLACE UNDERSIZED LINES	8.00		527
					Total Length	4,508

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	Frankfort, City of	Parent
2024	Frankfort, City of	Parent
2023	Frankfort, City of	Parent
2022	Frankfort, City of	Parent
2022	Frankfort Plant Board	Child

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): 1,754

This project includes new collector sewers.

Total length of new collector sewer (LF): 2,754

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:	07.01.2026 Download Fee Schedule
Rate Adjustment Age (months):	0

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

1.07%

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.

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

The strategic plan has been uploaded to provide the overarching plan, while the asset management plan and capital improvement plan have been emailed to DOW due to their size and WRIS upload restrictions.

Activity	Date
Profile Created:	10.18.2024
Profile Last Modified:	01.26.2026
General Info Last Modified:	01.26.2026
Narrative Last Modified:	12.17.2025
Admin Info Last Modified:	12.17.2025
Budget Info Last Modified:	12.17.2025
Impacts Info Last Modified:	10.18.2024
Plans & Specs Info Last Modified:
Components Info Last Modified:	01.26.2026
GIS Last Modified:	12.16.2025

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Funding Sources:

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