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Project Title:	MCWD-Sanitary Sewer Collection System Expansion-- Phase 1
Project Number:	SX21147019	AWMPC:	LCADD
Funding Status:	Fully Funded	Date Approved by AWMPC:	03.07.2024
Project Status:	Approved	Primary County:	McCreary
Project Schedule:	0-2 Years	Planning Unit:	McCreary
E-ClearingHouse SAI:	KY202403110270	ECH Status:	Approved
Primary System:	KY0097837 McCreary County Water District	ADD WMC Contact:	Martina Hadley
Legal Applicant:	McCreary County Water District
Entity Type:	Water District (KRS 74)

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Project Title:
MCWD-Sanitary Sewer Collection System Expansion-- Phase 1

Project Description:
UPDATE: The project profile is being updated to also include the following: Sportsman Club Rd., Phillips Lane, Golf Course Road, Big Oak St., Fairway Dr., a portion of Wagon Ridge Road, and additional linear feet on John Perry Lane. *************************************************************************************************************************** PROJECT UPDATE: The project profile is being updated to also include Owens Lane, additional linear feet on John Perry Lane, and the portion of Poplar Spring Road (KY 701) between Pine Ridge Road and Neal Inman Road. ************************************************************************************************************************ PROJECT ADDITION: This project will expand the McCreary County Water District’s sanitary sewer collection system which is approximately 67% complete. This will be an addition to the project due to a change order being issued. This change order will construct the new 100 gallon per minute KY 701 Pump Station and convey new flow to the existing Country Store Pump Station. ************************************************************************************************************************** This project will expand the McCreary County Water District’s sanitary sewer collection system from 1,140 to 1,445 by connecting 305 unsewered customers in the Stearns and Smithtown areas. Many of these new customers either have failing septic systems or discharge directly into the environment. The collection system expansion will consist of approximately 66,500 linear feet of PVC sewer line extensions of various sizes, 15 manholes, 275 grinder pump stations, and related appurtenances such as air release valves, and flushing connections. The project will connect customers on the following roads and streets: KY 92 KY 701 (Poplar Springs Rd) KY 791 (Worley Rd) Boyatt Cemetery Rd Childers Ridge Rd Christopher King Rd Dave Summers Rd Donaldson Hill Rd. Earl Ross Rd Farm Ridge Rd Gene Jones Rd Harper Rd Inman Neal Rd John Perry Lane Jones Wilson Ln Mary King Rd Melvin Basham Rd Pine Ridge Rd Smithtown School Rd Stearns Tower Rd T. Bryant Rd Tunnel Ridge Rd Winchester Hill Rd

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 MCWD needs to expand their sanitary sewer collection system to better spread the cost of service across more customers while also protecting the environment from failing septic tanks and straight pipes. The KY 701 Pump Station is needed to assure that the low-pressure system as designed will avoid higher pressures. As more and more customers sign up and are connected and to assure adequate capacity, this pump station will “break” the system pressure and avoid high pressure pump models in this phase and future phases. This addition to the project will reduce the operation and maintaining expenses from each individual residential grinder pump.

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.

Construct a conventional (gravity only) expansion and serve fewer customers:

This alternative will cost much more per customers than the combination system proposed and will not serve as many customers.

Alternate B:

Entity Information
Entity Type:	Water District (KRS 74)
Entity Name:	McCreary County Water District
PSC Group ID:	25200
Office EMail:	stepwhitaker@gmail.com
Web URL:
Office Phone:	606-376-2540	Fax:

Entity Address Information
	Mail Address	Physical Address
Address Line 1:	PO Box 488
Address Line 2:
City, State Zip:	Whitley City , KY 42653

Entity Contact Information
Contact Type	Name	Title	EMail	Phone	Cell
Business Contact:	Stephen Whitaker	Manager/Superintendent	stepwhitaker@gmail.com	606-376-2540
Authorized Official:	Randy Kidd	Chairman	stepwhitaker@gmail.com	606-376-2540

Information Source:	Kentucky Infrastructure Authority
Date Last Modified:	01.30.2023

Project Administrator (PA) Information

Name:	Judy Hachey
Title:	Community Development Specialist
Organization:	LCADD
EMail:	judyh@lcadd.org
Phone:	270-866-4200 Fax: 270-866-2044
Address Line 1:	P. O. Box 1570
Address Line 2:	2384 Lakeway Drive
City, State Zip:	Russell Springs , KY 42642

Applicant Contact (AC) Information

Name:	Stephen Whitaker
Title:	Manager/Superintendent
Organization:	McCreary County Water District
EMail:	stepwhitaker@gmail.com
Phone:	606-376-2540 Fax: 606-376-5507
Address Line 1:	456 N Hwy 27
Address Line 2:
City, State Zip:	Whitley City , KY 42653

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 23414
PE Name:	Alan Ray Robinson
Firm Name:	Eclipse Engineers, PLLC
Address Type:	Work
Address Line 1:	Eclipse Engineers, PLLC
Address Line 2:	113 W Mount Vernon St
Address Line 3:
City, State Zip:	Somerset , KY 42501
License Status:	Current	Disciplinary Actions:	No
Issue Date:	12.11.2003	Expiration Date:	06.30.2026

Phone:	859∙433∙9585 Fax:
EMail:	arobinson@eclipseengineers.net

Engineering Firm Information
Permit Number:	2896
Firm Name:	Eclipse Engineers, PLLC
Phone:	606∙451∙0959 Fax:
Web URL:	http://www.eclipseengineers.net/
E-Mail:	arobinson@eclipseengineers.net
Address Line 1:	113 West Mt. Vernon Street
Address Line 2:
City, State Zip:	Somerset , KY 42501
Issue Date:	03.10.2009	Expir. Date:	12.31.2024
Permit Status	Current	Disciplinary Actions	No

Estimated Budget As-Bid Budget

Project Cost Categories
Cost Category	Cost
Administrative Expenses:	$80,000
Legal Expenses:	$8,920
Land, Appraisals, Easements:	$10,000
Relocation Expense & Payments:
Planning:
Engineering Fees - Design:	$182,767
Engineering Fees - Construction:	$45,692
Engineering Fees - Inspection:	$125,821
Engineering Fees - Other:
Construction:	$2,947,137
Equipment:
Miscellaneous:
Contingencies:	$168,613
Total Project Cost:	$3,568,950

Construction Cost Categories
Cost Category	Cost
WWTP Secondary Portion:
WWTP Advanced Portion:
Inflow & Infiltration Correction:
Major Sewer Rehabilitation:
Collector Sewers:	$2,947,137
Interceptor Sewers, including Pump Stations:
Combined Sewer Overflow Correction:
NPS Urban:
Non-Categorized Cost:
Total Construction Cost:	$2,947,137

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:	$3,568,950
Total Committed Funding:	$3,568,950
Funding Gap:	Fully Funded

Funding Source	Loan or Grant ID	Fiscal Year	Amount	Status	Applicable Date
KIA SRF Fund A Loan (CW)	A20-047	2020	$3,244,500	Committed	06-04-2020
KIA SRF Fund A Loan (CW)		2021	$3,644,500	Bypassed
KIA SRF Fund A Loan (CW)	A20-047	2022	$324,450	Committed	07-07-2022
USDA RD Loan		2022	$400,000	Anticipated
Total Committed			$3,568,950

Funding Source Notes

2020 KIA SRF Fund A Loan (CW)	A20-042 (Profile SX21147006) $713,000 was merged with this profile. Application invitation was Accepted	07-17-2019

2020 KIA SRF Fund A Loan (CW)	A20-043 $888,500 (Profile SX21147012) was merged with this profile. Application invitation was Accepted	07-17-2019

A21-048 is a duplicate

Estimated Project Schedule

Facility Plan Approval Date:

Estimated Environmental Review Submittal Date:	08.01.2020
Estimated Bid Date:	09.01.2020
Estimated Construction Start Date:	10.01.2020
Estimated Construction Completion Date:	06.30.2021

The following systems are beneficiaries of this project:

KY0097837

McCreary County Water District

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:		6,255	6,255
Households:		2,243	2,243
MHI:		$36,636	*$36,636
MHI MOE:		$19,995	$19,995
MOE as Percent:		55%	55%
**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:	305
New Commercial Customers:
New Institutional Customers:
New Industrial Customers:

New or Improved Service
Service Demographic	Survey Based	Census Overlay*
To Unserved Households:	305
To Underserved Households:
To Total Households:	305
**Cost Per Household:	$11,701

*	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

McCreary

Legislative Districts

District Name	Legislator
House 052	Ken Upchurch
Senate 25	Robert Stivers
Congressional 5	Hal Rogers

Groundwater
Sensitivity
Zones

HUC 10 Watersheds

HUC 10 Code	Watershed Name
0513010109	Marsh Creek-Cumberland River
0513010405	Roaring Paunch Creek-Big South Fork Cumberland River
0513010407	Sinking Creek-Big South Fork Cumberland River

Potential Impaired Watershed Designations

303d	305b	Priority Watershed	Special Use Waters	Exceptional Use Waters
Yes	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

McCreary

Legislative Districts

District Name
House 052	Ken Upchurch
Senate 25	Robert Stivers
Congressional 5	Hal Rogers

CW Specific Impacts:

Wastewater Volumes (MGD):

For this project:
For included system(s):	0.900
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.

Drinking water sources impacted by this project:

MCCREARY COUNTY WATER DISTRICT

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
KY0097837	1	GRINDER PUMP	GRINDER PUMP INSTALLATION	NEW			EA
KY0097837	1	LIFTSTATION		NEW
KY0097837	1	MANHOLE	MANHOLE INSTALLATION	NEW			EA

Linear Features:

DOW Permit ID	Line Type	Purpose	Activity	Size (in.)	Material	Length (LF)
KY0097837		COLLECTOR	EXTENSION		PVC	16,179
KY0097837	FORCE	COLLECTOR	EXTENSION	1.50	PVC	29,462
KY0097837	FORCE	COLLECTOR	EXTENSION	2.00	PVC	23,929
KY0097837	FORCE	COLLECTOR	EXTENSION	4.00	PVC	5,281
KY0097837	FORCE	COLLECTOR	EXTENSION	6.00	PVC	13,046
					Total Length	87,897

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
2022	McCreary County Water District	Parent
2021	McCreary County Water District	Parent
2020	McCreary County Water District	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.

Total length of new collector sewer (LF): 87,897

This project includes new interceptor sewers.

This project includes elimination of existing sewer system components.

Number of failing septic systems eliminated:	188
Number of non-failing septic systems eliminated:	169

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:	09.30.2022 Download Fee Schedule
Rate Adjustment Age (months):	16

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

1.57%

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:	12.12.2008
Profile Last Modified:	03.08.2024
General Info Last Modified:	03.08.2024
Narrative Last Modified:	02.28.2024
Admin Info Last Modified:	10.02.2019
Budget Info Last Modified:	11.29.2022
Impacts Info Last Modified:	03.02.2020
Plans & Specs Info Last Modified:	10.04.2010
Components Info Last Modified:	07.25.2019
GIS Last Modified:	02.23.2024

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