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Project Title:	Ohio County Water District Intake Line Rebuilding Project
Project Number:	WX21183049	AWMPC:	GRADD
Funding Status:	Partially Funded	Date Approved by AWMPC:	12.05.2019
Project Status:	Under Construction	Primary County:	Ohio
Project Schedule:	0-2 Years	Planning Unit:	Ohio
E-ClearingHouse SAI:	KY202104160633	ECH Status:	Approved
Primary System:	KY0920332 Ohio County Water District	ADD WMC Contact:	Dana Garrett
Legal Applicant:	Ohio County Water District
Entity Type:	Water District (KRS 74)

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Project Title:
Ohio County Water District Intake Line Rebuilding Project

Project Description:
This project entails rebuilding the current 450 LF ductile iron intake line at River Road in Crowmwell, KY. The current line is failing and is physically falling apart. This project will effect all 6,013 customers, including the Cities of Beaver Dam, Centertown and Fordsville in the Ohio County Water District, especially if the line were to fail. This project will include the construction of two new submerged intake screening structures, 20-inch ball joint DIP supply lines, elevated valve access platform, connection to the existing supply line, and other miscellaneous improvements. Approximately 90 LF of existing 16-inch pipe will be rehabbed using cured in place pipe (CIPP). Screening structures will also be replaced in the river. For the existing raw water intake supply line and pumping station to remain in operation, it is proposed to leave the existing intake screens, air backwash system, and supply line in operation while improvements are constructed. This concept would allow existing facilities to remain in operation until the new facilities are complete minimizing time required for change over to the new system. The raw water intake supply line and pumping station face serious issues that could result in a loss of raw water supply to the OCWD. Due to the presence of large rocks in the intake wetwell, apparent hole in the supply line, and riverbank slope instability, improvements must be made. If improvements are not constructed, a pipe failure, clog, equipment damage, or pump failure could occur in a short amount of time causing an emergency. Backup pumps and equipment may not be available or be able to be transported on site quickly, resulting in the potential loss of water in the OCWD system. Additionally, any repair work due to one of these situations arising is likely to be time consuming and expensive. The existing intake is located at approximate river mile 130.5 of the Green River and was originally designed in 1991 and consists of a main pump wetwell set back off the riverbank with two intake screens mounted in the river. As part of the overall plant improvements in 2011, the existing raw water intake pumps and electrical gear were replaced although the existing structure and intake pipes were not modified. Raw water is drawn in through either of the screens into a single 16-inch pipeline that discharges to the pump well which contains two vertical turbine style pumps each with a reported capacity of 2,800 GPM. The screens have a reported capacity of 2,300 GPM each which is less than the reported 2,800 GPM capacity of the raw water pumps. The Green River is the only source of raw water utilized by the OCWD WTP and the existing raw water intake is the only facility that the OCWD can use to transport raw water to the existing WTP. The information related to existing buried raw water pipeline sizes and valves were determined from plans and drawings of previous projects at the raw water intake.

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 current line is failing and is physically falling apart. This project will effect all 6,013 customers in the Ohio County Water District, especially if the line were to fail. On September 13 and 14, 2019, divers from Green River Commercial Diving conducted an inspection of the raw water intake screens and wetwell. A copy of the report produced from this inspection is located in the Appendix. The divers cleaned the screens and dredged areas around the intake that had been filled with sediment. The pumping station wetwell was dewatered in order to remove all rocks, sand, and mud. A large amount of rocks and other debris was found in significant volume inside the pumping well which indicates there is an opening in the piping system downstream of the screens. The report makes note of an “opening in the underground pipe” that appeared to be larger than in previous inspections due to the size of the large rocks in the bottom of the wetwell. The presence of large rocks in the wetwell is indicative of a serious problem that may continue to worsen over time causing pump damage, pump failure, and/or loss of water supply. Another serious situation occurring at the intake is the apparent slope failure at the bank which has resulted in the installation of sheet piling and restraint cable to attempt to keep the bank from sliding and eroding. Bank failure will likely cause pipe separation by acting as a pulling force on the pipe. This could lead to catastrophic failure of the intake in a relatively short time period requiring quick action. The combination of the apparent hole in the intake supply line and bank retaining wall failure warrant action to protect the raw water supply and the customers of the OCWD. A pipe failure, supply line clog, or pump failure caused by any one of these concerns would likely occur very quickly, resulting in the OCWD having to take extreme measures to be able to supply water to its customers.

Project Alternatives:

Alternate A:

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Alternative No. 1 consists of the construction of a new cast-in-place multi- level take-off concrete intake, access bridge, electrical building, 16-inch DIP  water line, and appurtenances.  The intake structure is proposed to be  constructed in the Green River immediately upstream or downstream of the  existing  intake  screens.  The cost of this alternative would be approximately $3,900,000.

Alternate B:

Entity Information
Entity Type:	Water District (KRS 74)
Entity Name:	Ohio County Water District
PSC Group ID:	27500
Office EMail:	ehickman@ocwdky.org
Web URL:
Office Phone:	270-298-7704	Fax:	270-298-9890

Entity Address Information
	Mail Address	Physical Address
Address Line 1:	124 E Washington St
Address Line 2:
City, State Zip:	Hartford , KY 42347

Entity Contact Information
Contact Type	Name	Title	EMail	Phone	Cell
Business Contact:	Eric Hickman	General Manager	ehickman@ocwdky.org	270-298-7704	270-519-0885
Authorized Official:	Eric Hickman	General Manager	ehickman@ocwdky.org	270-298-7704	270-519-0885

Information Source:	Kentucky Infrastructure Authority
Date Last Modified:	02.14.2024

Project Administrator (PA) Information

Name:	Cheyton Pendley
Title:	Water Management Coordinator
Organization:	GRADD
EMail:	cheytonpendley@gradd.com
Phone:	270-926-4433 Fax:
Address Line 1:	300 GRADD Way
Address Line 2:
City, State Zip:	Owensboro , KY 42301

Applicant Contact (AC) Information

Name:	Eric Hickman
Title:	General Manager
Organization:	Ohio County Water District
EMail:	ehickman@ocwdky.org
Phone:	270-298-7704 Fax:
Address Line 1:	124 E Washington St
Address Line 2:
City, State Zip:	Hartford , KY 42347

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 22752
PE Name:	James Gregory Davenport
Firm Name:	J. R. Wauford & Company, Consulting Engineers, Inc.
Address Type:	Work
Address Line 1:	J.R. Wauford & Company
Address Line 2:	P.O. Box 140350
Address Line 3:
City, State Zip:	Nashville , TN 37214
License Status:	Current	Disciplinary Actions:	No
Issue Date:	11.08.2002	Expiration Date:	06.30.2025

Phone:	615∙883∙3242 Fax: 615∙391∙3719
EMail:	gregd@jrwauford.com

Engineering Firm Information
Permit Number:	511
Firm Name:	J. R. Wauford & Company, Consulting Engineers, Inc.
Phone:	615∙883∙3243 Fax:
Web URL:	http://www.jrwauford.com/
E-Mail:	debrad@jrwauford.com
Address Line 1:	2835 Lebanon Pike
Address Line 2:
City, State Zip:	Nashville , TN 37214
Issue Date:	09.22.1993	Expir. Date:	12.31.2024
Permit Status	Current	Disciplinary Actions	No

Estimated Budget As-Bid Budget

Project Cost Categories
Cost Category	Cost
Administrative Expenses:	$45,000
Legal Expenses:
Land, Appraisals, Easements:
Relocation Expense & Payments:
Planning:	$65,000
Engineering Fees - Design:	$145,000
Engineering Fees - Construction:	$45,000
Engineering Fees - Inspection:	$90,000
Engineering Fees - Other:	$10,000
Construction:	$1,509,000
Equipment:
Miscellaneous:
Contingencies:	$291,000
Total Project Cost:	$2,200,000

Construction Cost Categories
Cost Category	Cost
Treatment:
Transmission and Distribution:	$1,509,000
Lead Remediation:
Source:
Storage:
Purchase of Systems:
Restructuring:
Land Acquisition:
Non-Categorized :
Total Construction Cost:	$1,509,000

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:	$2,200,000
Total Committed Funding:	$2,000,000
Funding Gap:	$200,000	(Partially Funded)

Funding Source	Loan or Grant ID	Fiscal Year	Amount	Status	Applicable Date
KIA SRF Fund F Loan (DW)	F21-053	2021	$1,200,000	Declined	09-30-2020
CDBG	21-006	2021	$1,000,000	Committed	04-18-2022
KIA SRF Fund F Loan (DW)	F22-054	2022	$1,680,000	Expired	09-08-2021
KIA SRF Fund F Loan (DW)	F23-066	2023	$1,680,000	Expired	05-17-2022
CDBG	21-006	2023	$1,000,000	Committed	04-08-2023
Total Committed			$2,000,000

Funding Source Notes

Estimated Project Schedule

Estimated Environmental Review Submittal Date:	03.01.2022
Estimated Bid Date:	04.01.2022
Estimated Construction Start Date:	11.01.2023
Estimated Construction Completion Date:	11.01.2024

The following systems are beneficiaries of this project:

KY0920332

Ohio 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.

Date:

09.02.2022

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:	557	14,967	14,966
Households:	217	6,268	6,268
MHI:	$46,677	$55,041	*$55,041
MHI MOE:	$10,665	$11,916	$11,916
MOE as Percent:	23%	22%	22%
**NSRL:	2	1	1

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:

New or Improved Service
Service Demographic	Survey Based	Census Overlay*
To Unserved Households:
To Underserved Households:	6,013	217
To Total Households:	6,013	217
**Cost Per Household:	$366

*	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

Ohio

Legislative Districts

District Name	Legislator
House 014	Scott Lewis
Senate 05	Stephen Meredith
Congressional 2	Brett Guthrie

HUC 10 Watersheds

HUC 10 Code	Watershed Name
0511000303	Indian Camp Creek-Green River

Geographic Impacts
For Included System(s)

Counties

Breckinridge

Butler

Daviess

Grayson

McLean

Ohio

Legislative Districts

District Name
House 007	Suzanne Miles
House 010	Josh Calloway
House 012	Jim Gooch Jr.
House 014	Scott Lewis
House 015	Rebecca Raymer
House 018	Samara Heavrin
Senate 05	Stephen Meredith
Senate 08	Gary Boswell
Congressional 2	Brett Guthrie

DW Specific Impacts:

	This project relates to a public health emergency.
	This project will assist a non-compliant system to achieve compliance.
	This project will assist a compliant system to meet future requirements.
	This project will provide assistance not compliance related.
	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 SDWA Notices of Violation within the previous state fiscal year (July through June).
	Primary system has had an action level exceedance (lead concentrations exceed an action level of 15 ppb in more than 10% of customer taps sampled) within the last compliance period.
	Primary system has received a lead trigger level exceedance (lead concentrations exceed a trigger level of 10 ppb in more than 10% of customer taps sampled) within the last compliance period.

Project Readiness LSL (Lead Inventory and Lead Service Line Replacement):

Lead Service Line Inventory:

A description of goals to be achieved and products to be created (e.g., electronic or GIS database; customer communication tools) when creating a lead service line inventory procedure, including a proposed timeline for achieving each goal.

Lead Service Line Replacement:

	A strategy for informing customers before a LSLR and a template for an agreement with the private property owner to replace the LSL.
	A process for documenting all property owners declining replacement of privately owned portion of LSL.
	A procedure for customers to flush service lines and premise plumbing of particulate lead.
	A proposed plan for conducting LSL replacement utilizing all requested funding.
	A funding strategy for conducting LSLRs utilizing all requested funding.

Project Inventory (Mapped Features):

Point Features:

DOW PermitID	Count	Feature Type	Purpose	Status	Existing Capacity	Proposed Capacity	Units
KY0920332	1	SURFACE SOURCE	REHAB RAW WATER INTAKE	REHAB			EA

Linear Features:

DOW Permit ID	Line Type	Purpose	Activity	Size (in.)	Material	Length (LF)
KY0920332	WATER LINE: RAW	DISTRIBUTION - WATER EFF - LINE WATER LOSS	REHAB - REPLACE PROBLEM LINES	16.00	DUCTILE IRON	1,000
					Total Length	1,000

Administrative Components:

The following administrative components are included in this project:

Planning

Design

Construction

Management

Audits on Record
Associated With Applicant

Audit Year	Entity Name	Entity Relationship
2022	Ohio County Water District	Parent
2021	Ohio County Water District	Parent
2020	Ohio County Water District	Parent

Regionalization Components:

Public Water Systems Eliminated:

This project includes the elimination of public water system(s) through merger or acquisition.

Water Treatment Plants Eliminated:

This project includes the elimination of water treatment plant(s).

Supplementation of Raw Water Supply:

This project includes supplementing the existing raw water supply.

Supplementation of Potable Water Supply:

This project includes supplementing the existing potable water supply.

Emergency Only Water Supply:

This project provides emergency only water supply.

Water Source Protection:

	This project will preventatively address PFAS or other emerging contaminants of the source water.
	This project will address current PFAS or other emerging contaminants of the source water.
	This project includes the rehabilitation of a dam or reservoir used primarily for drinking water.
	This project includes land acquisition for water source protection.

Water Treatment Components:

This project includes water treatment components.

Water Distribution and Storage Components:

This project includes water distribution and/or storage components.

Water Line Extensions:

This project includes water line extension(s).

Redundancy Components:

This project includes emergency power generators for distribution and/or storage activities.

This project includes redundant distribution and/or storage processes.

Finished Water Quality:

This project includes infrastructure to address inadequate water turnover and disinfection byproducts (DBPs).

Service Line Inventory:

This project includes implementation of a service line inventory.

Water Line Replacement:

This project replaces problem water lines (breaks, leaks, or restrictive flows due to age), water lines consisting of lead and/or asbestos-cement (AC), and/or inadequately sized water lines.
Total length of line replacement: 1,000 LF
In-place or in-situ repair medhods will be used in lieu of water line replacement.
This project replaces lead service lines.

Roads Serviced by Line Replacements:

Water Loss in the Last 12 Months:

The system has experienced the following water loss over the past 12 months:

Water loss volume (MG):	83.190
Water loss percent:	10%
This project includes components that addresses or corrects water loss.

Water Storage and Pressure Components:

This project includes the construction of new water tank(s).

This project includes the replacement of existing water tank(s).

This project includes the rehabilitation of existing water tank(s).

This project includes the construction of new pump station(s).

This project includes the rehabilitation of existing pump station(s).

Security:

This project includes security components for water distribution infrastructure.

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:	Bioretention
Item 2:	Trees
Item 3:	Green Roofs
Item 4:	Permeable Pavement
Item 5:	Cisterns
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:	Conducting water utility audits, leak detection studies, and water use efficiency baseline studies, which are reasonably expected to result in a capital project or in a reduction in demand to alleviate the need for additional capital investment.
Item 6:	Developing conservation plans/programs reasonable expected to result in a water conserving capital project or in a reduction in demand to alleviate the need for capital investment.
Item 7:	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 8:	Retrofit or replacement of existing landscape irrigation systems to more efficient landscape irrigation systems.
Item 9:	Water meter replacement with traditional water meters.*
Item 10:	Distribution pipe replacement or rehabilitation to reduce water loss and prevent water main breaks.*
Item 11:	Storage tank replacement/rehabilitation to reduce water loss.*
Item 12:	New water efficient landscape irrigation system, where there currently is not one.*
Item 13:	Implementation of incentive programs to conserve water such as rebates.
Item 14:	Installing WaterSense labeled products (https://www.epa.gov/watersense)
Item 15:	Projects that result from a water efficiency related assessments (such as water audits, leak detection studies, conservation plans, etc.) as long as the assessments adhered to the standard industry practices referenced above.
Item 16:	Distribution system leak detection equipment, portable or permanent.
Item 17:	Automatic flushing systems (portable or permanent).
Item 18:	Pressure reducing valves (PRVs).
Item 19:	Internal plant water reuse (such as backwash water recycling).
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, which are part of a public health project, such as wind, solar, geothermal, and micro-hydroelectric that provides power to a utility.
Item 2:	Utility-owned or publicly-owned renewable energy projects.
Item 3:	Utility energy management planning, including energy assessments, energy audits, optimization studies, and sub-metering of individual processes to determine high energy use areas.
Item 4:	Energy efficient retrofits, upgrades, or new pumping systems and treatment processes (including variable frequency drives (VFDs).*
Item 5:	Pump refurbishment to optimize pump efficiency.*
Item 6:	Projects that result from an energy efficient related assessment.*
Item 7:	Projects that cost effectively eliminate pumps or pumping stations.*
Item 8:	Projects that achieve the remaining increments of energy efficiency in a system that is already very efficient.*
Item 9:	Upgrade of lighting to energy efficient sources.*
Item 10:	Automated and remote control systems (SCADA) that achieve substantial energy savings.*
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, or other planning framework where project life cycle costs are minimized, which enables communities to adopt more efficient and cost-effective infrastructure solutions.
Item 2:	Plans to improve water quantity and quality associated with water system technical, financial, and managerial capacity.
Item 3:	Source water protection planning (delineation, monitoring, modeling).
Item 4:	Planning activities to prepare for adaptation to the long-term effects of climate change and/or extreme weather.
Item 5:	Utility sustainability plan consistent with EPA’s sustainability policy.
Item 6:	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 7:	Construction of US Building Council LEED certified buildings, or renovation of an existing building.
Item 8:	Projects that significantly reduce or eliminate the use of chemicals in water treatment.*
Item 9:	Treatment technologies or approaches that significantly reduce the volume of residuals, minimize the generation of residuals, or lower the amount of chemicals in the residuals.*
Item 10:	Trenchless or low impact construction technology.*
Item 11:	Using recycled materials or re-using materials on-site.*
Item 12:	Educational activities and demonstration projects for water or energy efficiency (such as rain gardens).*
Item 13:	Projects that achieve the goals/objectives of utility asset management plans*
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:	12.03.2020 Download Fee Schedule
Rate Adjustment Age (months):	37

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

1.04%

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:	11.20.2019
Profile Last Modified:	10.25.2023
General Info Last Modified:	10.25.2023
Narrative Last Modified:	08.04.2021
Admin Info Last Modified:	09.30.2021
Budget Info Last Modified:	08.04.2021
Impacts Info Last Modified:	12.16.2019
Plans & Specs Info Last Modified:	01.18.2022
Components Info Last Modified:	12.04.2020
GIS Last Modified:	05.24.2021

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Funding Sources:

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Detailed Schedule:

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