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Project Title:	City of Auburn - Upgrade of Existing Wastewater Treatment Plant
Project Number:	SX21141048	AWMPC:	BRADD
Funding Status:	Fully Funded	Date Approved by AWMPC:	12.07.2011
Project Status:	Constructed	Primary County:	Logan
Project Schedule:	Constructed	Planning Unit:	Logan
E-ClearingHouse SAI:	KY201908021062	ECH Status:	Approved
Primary System:	KY0021202 Auburn Sewer Department	ADD WMC Contact:	Morgan Hershey
Legal Applicant:	City of Auburn
Entity Type:	Incorporated City

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Infrastructure
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Project Title:
City of Auburn - Upgrade of Existing Wastewater Treatment Plant

Project Description:
Update 12/11/2018: The Project will expand the existing Auburn, Kentucky municipal wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) from its current capacity of 0.350 million gallons per day (MGD) to 0.400 MGD. The purpose of this expansion is to provide for the wastewater treatment needs of the new Champion Petfoods facility in Auburn. The project will include construction of a new influent pumping station, new headworks facility, new biological nutrient removal (BNR) oxidation ditches -- which will allow for some uptake of phosphorous and denitrification of of nitrate -- new clarifier, and a new effluent aeration and disinfection system. The upgrade will also include new SCADA monitoring and control, new sludge storage and processing facilities, and upgraded ancillary buildings. The existing WWTP is 60 years old and in need of major renovation. Existing aeration and clarifier tankage will undergo rehabilitation in order to be used as an equalization basin to reduce the total peak hourly flow to 1.6 mgd. Flows in excess of 1.6 mgd will be sent to the equalization basin for temporary storage and stored flows will be returned to the influent pump station once the influent flow drops below 1.6 mgd. The basin can also be used to manage flows during maintenance activities at the proposed WWTP. The total volume available for equalization is 600,000 gallons.. The completed plant will have the capacity to treat 400,000 GPD, with a peak hourly flow of 1,600,000 GPD The plant is being moved from its current location to the new site for two main reasons. 1) the current site does not have sufficient room left to accommodate the expansion, and 2) the current site is in the 100 year flood plain and does in fact flood regularly. The new site alleviates both concerns.

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:
Update 12/11/2018: Ugrade WWTP to meet current NPDES standards. The basic need arises from 1) the added waste load from Champion Petfoods stresses the capacity of the existing wastewater plant and 2) the newest components of the existing WWTP are over 30 years old, and the oldest parts are over 60 years old, and in need of replacement.

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.

Upgrade existing WWTP.

Alternate B:

Construct new WWTP

Entity Information
Entity Type:	Incorporated City
Entity Name:	City of Auburn
PSC Group ID:
Office EMail:	cityclerk@auburnky.us
Web URL:
Office Phone:	270-542-4149	Fax:	270-542-4143

Entity Address Information
	Mail Address	Physical Address
Address Line 1:	PO Box 465
Address Line 2:
City, State Zip:	Auburn , KY 42206

Entity Contact Information
Contact Type	Name	Title	EMail	Phone	Cell
Business Contact:	Maggie Hines	City Clerk	cityclerk@auburnky.us	270-542-4149
Authorized Official:	Mike Hughes	Mayor	mayor@auburnky.us	270-772-4212

Information Source:	Kentucky Department for Local Government
Date Last Modified:	04.23.2024

Project Administrator (PA) Information

Name:	Katie Ford
Title:	Grants Coordinator
Organization:	BRADD
EMail:	kford@bradd.org
Phone:	270-781-2381 Fax: 270-842-0768
Address Line 1:	177 Graham Ave
Address Line 2:
City, State Zip:	Bowling Green , KY 42101

Applicant Contact (AC) Information

Name:	Mike Hughes
Title:	Mayor
Organization:	City of Auburn
EMail:	mahughes1014@gmail.com
Phone:	270-542-4149 Fax:
Address Line 1:	103 E Main St
Address Line 2:	PO Box 465
City, State Zip:	Auburn , KY 42206

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 14440
PE Name:	Michael Wayne McGhee
Firm Name:	McGhee Engineering, Inc.
Address Type:	Work
Address Line 1:	McGhee Engineering, Inc.
Address Line 2:	202 S. Ewing St
Address Line 3:	PO Box 267
City, State Zip:	Guthrie , KY 42234
License Status:	Current	Disciplinary Actions:	No
Issue Date:	09.20.1985	Expiration Date:	06.30.2026

Phone:	270∙483∙9985 Fax: 270∙483∙9986
EMail:	mike.mcghee@mcgheeengineering.com

Engineering Firm Information
Permit Number:	1363
Firm Name:	McGhee Engineering, Inc.
Phone:	270∙483∙9985 Fax:
Web URL:	http://www.mcgheeengineering.com/
E-Mail:	mike.mcghee@mcgheeengineering.com
Address Line 1:	202 South Ewing St
Address Line 2:	PO Box 267
City, State Zip:	Guthrie , KY 42234
Issue Date:	07.13.1998	Expir. Date:	12.31.2024
Permit Status	Current	Disciplinary Actions	No

Estimated Budget As-Bid Budget

Project Cost Categories
Cost Category	Cost
Administrative Expenses:	$40,000
Legal Expenses:	$15,000
Land, Appraisals, Easements:	$100,000
Relocation Expense & Payments:
Planning:	$140,000
Engineering Fees - Design:	$275,000
Engineering Fees - Construction:	$155,000
Engineering Fees - Inspection:	$395,000
Engineering Fees - Other:	$180,000
Construction:	$9,500,000
Equipment:
Miscellaneous:
Contingencies:	$950,000
Total Project Cost:	$11,750,000

Construction Cost Categories
Cost Category	Cost
WWTP Secondary Portion:	$9,500,000
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:	$9,500,000

Total Sustainability Costs:	$1,110,000

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:	$11,750,000
Total Committed Funding:	$11,750,000
Funding Gap:	Fully Funded

Funding Source	Loan or Grant ID	Fiscal Year	Amount	Status	Applicable Date
EDA			$1,500,000	Committed	07-07-2017
USDA RD Loan			$6,145,000	Committed	05-27-2020
USDA RD Grant			$2,605,000	Committed	05-27-2020
CDBG	15-066	2015	$1,500,000	Committed	12-04-2015
KIA SRF Fund A Loan (CW)	A19-066	2019	$3,600,000	Expired	06-18-2018
KIA SRF Fund A Loan (CW)	A20-012	2020	$8,750,000	Withdrawn	02-25-2020
KIA SRF Fund A Loan (CW)	A21-009	2021	$8,750,000	Bypassed	06-03-2020
Total Committed			$11,750,000

Funding Source Notes

The City has been awarded CDBG, EDA, and RD funds.

Estimated Project Schedule

Facility Plan Approval Date:

01.20.2012

Estimated Environmental Review Submittal Date:	02.28.2016
Estimated Bid Date:	11.15.2019
Estimated Construction Start Date:	01.07.2020
Estimated Construction Completion Date:	07.07.2021

The following systems are beneficiaries of this project:

KY0021202

Auburn 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:	147
Jobs Retained:

MHI Basis:

Demographic Impacts (GIS Census Overlay)
Serviceable Demographic	Project Area	Included Systems	Included Utilities
Population:		1,651	1,651
Households:		741	741
MHI:		$41,215	*$41,215
MHI MOE:		$14,953	$14,953
MOE as Percent:		36%	36%
**NSRL:		2	2

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

Median Household Income (MHI) Source: American Community Survey 2018-2022 5 Yr Estimates (Table B19013 *(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 = $60,183
  - 80% KMHI = $48,146

New Customers
New Residential Customers:
New Commercial Customers:
New Institutional Customers:
New Industrial Customers:	1

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

Logan

Legislative Districts

District Name	Legislator
House 016	Jason Petrie
Senate 32	Mike Wilson
Congressional 2	Brett Guthrie

Groundwater
Sensitivity
Zones

HUC 10 Watersheds

HUC 10 Code	Watershed Name
0511000208	Gaspar River

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

Logan

Legislative Districts

District Name
House 016	Jason Petrie
Senate 32	Mike Wilson
Congressional 1	James Comer
Congressional 2	Brett Guthrie

CW Specific Impacts:

Wastewater Volumes (MGD):

For this project:
For included system(s):	0.650
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
KY0021202	1	LAND AQUISITION	LAND NEEDED FOR STP EXPANSION	NEW			EA
KY0021202	1	LIFTSTATION	PUMP WASTEWATER FROM OLD WWTP SITE TO NEW SITE	NEW		1.60	MGD
KY0021202	1	SCADA	ENERGY EFF - SCADA	NEW			EA
KY0021202	1	SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT	ENERGY EFF - VFD DEVICE	STP - EXPANSION	0.35	0.40	MGD
KY0021202	1	SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT	EQUALIZATION BASIN CREATION	REHAB	0.35	0.40
KY0021202	1	SOLIDS DEWATERING FACILITY	WATER EFF - RECYCLE	NEW			EA

Linear Features:

DOW Permit ID	Line Type	Purpose	Activity	Size (in.)	Material	Length (LF)
KY0021202	FORCE	INTERCEPTOR	EXTENSION	10.00	PVC	2,243
					Total Length	2,243

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.

Current design capacity (MGD):	0.350
Current treatment volume (MGD):	0.380
Proposed design capacity (MGD):	0.400

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.

Total length of new interceptor sewer (LF): 2,243

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).	$60,000
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:		$60,000

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

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

The WWTP's new sludge dewatering system will include a wash water system that uses recycled gray water to clean the dewatering system, eliminating the need to use potable water for this purpose, saving the city both money and water.

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.*	$250,000
Item 10:	Upgrade of POTW lighting to energy efficient sources.*	$50,000
Item 11:	SCADA systems where substantial energy savings can be demonstrated.*	$200,000
Item 12:	Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) controllers where substantial energy savings can be demonstrated.*	$150,000
Total Cost:		$650,000

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

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

The current WWTP is located within the flood zone and has experienced severe flooding in the past, leading to large amounts of inflow into the wastewater system, sometimes resulting in treatment plant capacity problems and bypass discharging. This project includes the moving of treatment operations to a new site that is above the 100-year flood elevation in order to combat these problems. ($60,000 for land/ROW). The plant will utilize premium efficiency motors and variable frequency drives for all major equipment, and will utilize high efficiency LED lighting throughout the plant. Based on the planning layout for the project, we would estimate the energy efficiency costs as follows: -Premium efficiency motors $250K -LED lighting $50K, installed -Plant SCADA System $200K, installed -VFDs on major equipment $150K, installed.

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.	$400,000
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:		$400,000

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

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

The current WWTP is located within the flood zone and has experienced severe flooding in the past. Efforts to prepare for/adapt to the long-term effects of climate change and/or extreme weather include moving treatment operations to a new site that is above the 100-year flood elevation ($60,000 for land/ROW), constructing a new influent pump station that is above the 100-year flood elevation ($200,000), and modifications at the existing plant to use the existing aeration and clarifier tankage as a new equalization basin for peak flows.

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:	07.01.2021
Rate Adjustment Age (months):	30

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

1.94%

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

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

- Wastewater Facilities Plan: Auburn hired McGhee Engineering and Strand Associates to prepare a Facilities Plan to evaluate its current wastewater collection, conveyance, and treatment needs for a 20-year planning period. The addition of a new industrial customer, foreseen growth, and an aging existing facility prompted development of this Facilities Plan. The purpose of this plan is to identify the improvements required to meet the projected needs in the planning area for the next 20 years. This study evaluates the existing wastewater collection, conveyance, and treatment facilities, evaluates alternatives, and develops design and construction schedules and budgets for the recommended plan.

- The city of Auburn currently budgets funds for sewer line maintenance and for sewer capital expenses to be used in the replacement of clay pipe in the city's sewer system. By regularly working on sections of sewer made of clay pipe, Auburn is making progress towards the complete replacement of clay pipe in the system.

Activity	Date
Profile Created:	07.22.2015
Profile Last Modified:	11.07.2023
General Info Last Modified:	11.07.2023
Narrative Last Modified:	01.29.2020
Admin Info Last Modified:	07.24.2019
Budget Info Last Modified:	05.15.2019
Impacts Info Last Modified:	12.13.2018
Plans & Specs Info Last Modified:
Components Info Last Modified:	07.22.2015
GIS Last Modified:	01.18.2019

Deficiencies found in Impacts Tab:

Demographic Impacts Section:

− Warning: There are no surveyed household counts for this project.

Deficiencies found in Sustainable Infrastructure Tab:

Asset Management Tab:

− The Capital Improvement Plan must have at least one of the required listed components.