WRIS KY0100944

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Primary Facility Information
This is a treatment facility. This is a maintenance facility.
Facility Name:	Big Sandy Water District
Facility Contact:	Jim Blanton
Facility Phone:	606∙928∙2075
Facility Addr1:	18211 Ky State Route 3
Facility Addr2:	(Across the Road from Office Building)
Facility City, State Zip:	Catlettsburg , KY 41129
Date Last Modified:	07.26.2022

System Management Entity Information
Entity Name:	Big Sandy Water District
Office Phone:	606∙928∙2075 Fax: 606∙928∙8454
Office Address 1:	18211 Ky State Route 3
Office Address 2:
Office City, State Zip:	Catlettsburg , KY 41129

System Management Contact Information
Contact Type	Contact Name	Title	EMail
¹Operations Contact:	Jim Blanton	Manager	bdistrict@windstream.net
²Business Contact:	Jessica Sexton	Office Manager	bdistrict@windstream.net
Manager:	Jim Blanton	Manager	bdistrict@windstream.net

¹ Person responsible for physical infrastructure operations.

² Person responsible for billing and financial operations.

Date System Management Last Modified: 07.26.2022

Entity Information
Entity Type:	Water District (KRS 74)
Entity Name:	Big Sandy Water District
PSC Group ID:	18800
Office EMail:	bdistrict@windstream.net
Web URL:	https://bswd.nexbillpayonline.com/
Office Phone:	606-928-8454	Fax:	606-928-8454

Entity Address Information
	Mail Address	Physical Address
Address Line 1:	18211 State Rt 3
Address Line 2:
City, State Zip:	Catlettsburg , KY 41129

Entity Contact Information
Contact Type	Name	Title	EMail	Phone	Cell
Business Contact:	Jessica Sexton	Office Mgr	bdistrict@windstream.net	606-928-2075
Authorized Official:	Randy Lowe	Chairman	bdistrict@windstream.net	606-928-2075

Information Source:	Kentucky Infrastructure Authority
Date Last Modified:	08.14.2024

System Statistics
Date Established:		01.01.1983
Employees:		17
Does this system:
(a)	Produce water?	No
(b)	Have wholesale customers?	Yes
(c)	Purchase water?	Yes
What is the cost per 4,000 gallons of finished water for:
(a)	Municipal system, customers within the municipality:
(b)	Municipal system, customers outside the municipality:
(c)	Non-municipal system, all customers:	$50.73
Date of Last Rate Adjustment:		03.01.2025

System Demographics

Demographic Type	Population	Households
Directly Serviceable:	13,506	6,087
Indirectly Serviceable:	8,919	3,812
Total Serviceable:	22,425	9,899

Counties directly serviceable by this system: 4

MHI Basis:

County Name	Service Connections	Serviceable Population	Serviceable Households	Med HH Income	MHI MOE
Boyd	1,790	4,431	1,929	$ 79,734	$ 29,422
Carter	716	1,968	862	$ 48,705	$ 16,382
Johnson	49	29	14	$ 47,909	$ 12,671
Lawrence	2,195	7,078	3,282	$ 47,314	$ 13,530
Totals / Weighted Average	4,750	13,506	6,087	$ 57,786	$ 18,968

Population and household counts are based on a proximity analysis of relevant service lines to census block boundaries published for the 2020 Census DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) dataset.

Med HH Income (MHI) Source is from the American Community Survey 2019-2023 5 Yr Estimates (Table B19013) for the service area of this system.

MHI MOE = Med HH Income Margin of Error.

Comments:

Interconnections with Ashland and Kenova to be added
Their Volumes sold are Ashland 13,837,290 Kenova 256,403,500
No volumes were bough from Paintsville

Date Last Modified: 08.28.2025

Providers that sell water to this system:

Seller DOW Permit ID	Seller Name	Water Type	Ann. Vol. (MG)	Cost		Interconnects
Seller DOW Permit ID	Seller Name	Water Type	Ann. Vol. (MG)	Raw	Fin	Perm	Seas	Emer
KY0100064	Cannonsburg Water District	F	1.058		$4.06	1	0	0
KY0100011	City of Ashland	F			$3.64	1	0	0
KY0640257	City of Louisa	F	107.099		$2.58	6	0	1
KY0580340	Paintsville Utilities Commission	F			$3.25	0	0	2
KY0220555	Rattlesnake Ridge Water District	F	7.078		$3.82	0	0	1
	Totals and Weighted Averages		115.235		$2.67	8	0	4

Providers that purchase water from this system:

Purchaser DOW Permit ID	Purchaser Name	Water Type	Ann. Vol. (MG)	Cost		Interconnects			Serviceable
Purchaser DOW Permit ID	Purchaser Name	Water Type	Ann. Vol. (MG)	Raw	Fin	Perm	Seas	Emer	Population	Households	MHI
KY0100064	Cannonsburg Water District	F	224.203		$4.85	3	0	0	8,919	3,812
	Totals and Weighted Averages		224.203		$4.85	3	0	0	8,919	3,812	$0

− MG = Million Gallons
− Water Types: R = Raw Water, F = Finished Water, B = Both Raw and Finished Water
− Cost Categories: Raw = Raw Untreated Water, Fin = Finished Treated Water
− Raw and Finished costs are per 1,000 gallons.
− Interconnect Types: Perm = Permanent, Seas = Seasonal, Emer = Emergency

Production Statistics:

	WRIS	SDWIS MOR
Total Annual Vol. Produced (MG):
Total Annual Vol. Purchased (MG):	261.222	409.037
Total Annual Vol. Provided (MG):	261.222	409.037
Estimated Annual Water Loss:	***	61%

Customers and Usage:

Customer Type	Cust. Count	WRIS Usage (MG)
Wholesale:	1	224.203
Residential:	4,747	135.990
Commercial:	57	4.375
Institutional:
Industrial:	23	14.751
Other:	86	3.610
Total Customers:	4,914
Flushing, Maint. & Fire Protection:		0.100
Total Water Usage:		383.029

Water Supply Info and Comments:

Water supply inadequacies during normal operating conditions:

Politics at the city of kenova west va. - our main supplier

Water supply inadequacies during drought operating conditions:

Politics at the city of kenova west va. - our main supplier

Planning Comments:

None.

Date System Planning Info Last Modified: 03.19.2025

WMC Site Visit - Survey Information
Site Visit / Survey Date:	03.06.2026
Survey Admin:	Brycen May
Principal Respondent:	Jessica Sexton
Other Respondent(s):	Jim Blanton

Survey Comments:

They are considering passing over the southeast most sections of their system to Louisa to take care of because of distance from their service area

Date Survey Info Last Modified: 03.31.2026

Water
LinesWater
TanksPump
Stations

Assessment Area:

Size
(inches)

Material

Decade
Constructed

Length
(LF)

Condition
Code

Performance
Code

Priority
Code

Project Profile

PVC

2000

17,114

Total length for assessment area:	17,114 LF
Total length for entire system:	2,282,055 LF

Condition Codes

1	New or Excellent - None or minor defects.
2	Good - Defects that have not begun to deteriorate.
3	Fair - Moderate defects that will continue to deteriorate.
4	Poor - Severe defects that will collapse/break in near future.
5	Inoperable - Defects need immediate attention.

Performance Codes

1	Exceeds/Meets all performance targets.
2	Minor performance deficiencies.
3	Considerable performance deficiencies.
4	Major performance deficiencies.
5	Fails to meet performance targets.

Priority Codes

0	Not a priority
1	It would be nice to have.
2	Improved system operations & maintenance (O&M) efficiency.
3	Internal safety concern or public nuisance.
4	Potential public health, safety, or environmental concern.
5	Existing threat to public health, safety, or environment.

Assessment Area:

Asset Name

Capacity
(gal)

Date
Constructed

Date
Inspected

Condition
Code

Performance
Code

Priority
Code

Project Profile

ARLEN DELONG	100,000	1/1/2001	1/1/2001
BOWLING DRIVE TANK	225,000	6/1/1997	6/1/1997
BUCHANAN TANK	147,000	1/1/1987	6/1/1996
CUNNINGHAM HILL TANK	40,000	1/1/2002	1/1/2002
DONITHAM ROAD TANK	100,000	1/1/1998	10/20/2000
FULLER RIDGE TANK	23,500	1/1/1994	6/1/1995
QUARRY BRANCH TANK	75,000	1/1/1994	6/1/1995
RIVERVIEW TANK 1	11,500	1/1/2001	1/1/2001
RIVERVIEW TANK 2	16,000	1/1/2001	1/1/2001
RUSH HILL TANK	167,000	1/1/1981	6/1/1995
U.S. 23 TANK #1	300,000	1/1/1981	1/1/2001
U.S. 23 TANK #2	360,000	1/1/1999	1/1/2001

Condition Codes

1	New or Excellent - None or minor defects.
2	Good - Defects that have not begun to deteriorate.
3	Fair - Moderate defects that will continue to deteriorate.
4	Poor - Severe defects that will collapse/break in near future.
5	Inoperable - Defects need immediate attention.

Performance Codes

1	Exceeds/Meets all performance targets.
2	Minor performance deficiencies.
3	Considerable performance deficiencies.
4	Major performance deficiencies.
5	Fails to meet performance targets.

Priority Codes

0	Not a priority
1	It would be nice to have.
2	Improved system operations & maintenance (O&M) efficiency.
3	Internal safety concern or public nuisance.
4	Potential public health, safety, or environmental concern.
5	Existing threat to public health, safety, or environment.

Assessment Area:

Asset Name

Pump
Count

Condition
Code

Performance
Code

Priority
Code

Project Profile

BURNAUGH	2
CED GAP	2
CUNNINGHAM HILL	2
FULLER RIDGE	2
POINT SECTION	2
QUARRY BRANCH	1
ROUTE 60	2
WHITES CREEK	2

Condition Codes

1	New or Excellent - None or minor defects.
2	Good - Defects that have not begun to deteriorate.
3	Fair - Moderate defects that will continue to deteriorate.
4	Poor - Severe defects that will collapse/break in near future.
5	Inoperable - Defects need immediate attention.

Performance Codes

1	Exceeds/Meets all performance targets.
2	Minor performance deficiencies.
3	Considerable performance deficiencies.
4	Major performance deficiencies.
5	Fails to meet performance targets.

Priority Codes

0	Not a priority
1	It would be nice to have.
2	Improved system operations & maintenance (O&M) efficiency.
3	Internal safety concern or public nuisance.
4	Potential public health, safety, or environmental concern.
5	Existing threat to public health, safety, or environment.

The management of this system participates in an Area Water Management Planning Council (AWMPC).

The management of this system participates in regular training activities.

System operator(s) participate in regular training activities.

This system has an asset management plan.

Date asset management plan last updated:

03.01.2018

This system has a capital improvement plan.

Date capital improvement plan last updated:

03.01.2018

This system has GIS capabilities.

This system has a policy manual in place containing the following items:
Personnel Policies	Standard Operating Procedures
Line Maintenance Program	Meter Testing Program
Routine Pressure Checks	Pump Station Maintenance Schedule
Emergency Operation Procedures	Backup Sources of Water
A Water Shortage Plan	A Water Conservation Plan
Date policy manual last updated: 07.15.2013

Date of last DOW Sanitary Survey: Month: 9 , Year: 2012

This system has periodic service outages.

This system has periodic pump failures.

Cause(s):

Power Outages

This system has periodic line breaks.

The following components are associated with periodic line breaks:
Typical line size(s):	3.00
Typical line location(s):	Gasket at the joints
Typical cause(s):	Temperature change; un/Authorized construction
Other cause(s):
Est. water loss percentage:	32%

This system has localized problems.

This system has as-built plans.

Est. degree of accuracy of as-built plans (percent): 99%

This system uses an on-staff inspector(s) for construction projects.

Maintenance notes for this system:

They are expecting a sanitary survey this year (2015) but it is not yet scheduled.


	Date Last Modified: 10.23.2023

Include constructed projects in this list.

The following projects are associated with this system:

PNum	Applicant	Project Title	Project Status	Funding Status	Schedule (yrs)	Project Cost	Agreed Order	Dates Modified
PNum	Applicant	Project Title	Project Status	Funding Status	Schedule (yrs)	Project Cost	Agreed Order	Profile	GIS
WX21019037	Big Sandy Water District	TTHM Compliance and System Resiliency Project	Pending	Not Funded	0-2 Years	$1,200,000	Y	02-11-2026	08-27-2025
WX21019061	City of Ashland	Secondary Raw Water Line	Approved	Not Funded	0-2 Years	$1,200,000	N	05-22-2025
WX21019067	Big Sandy Water District	Whites Creek Pump Station Relocation	Approved	Not Funded	0-2 Years	$1,180,000	N	12-16-2024	12-12-2022
WX21019072	Big Sandy Water District	Asset Management for Lead Service Line Inventory	Approved	Fully Funded	0-2 Years	$138,295	N	12-05-2025	12-12-2022
WX21019074	City of Ashland	Ashland: PFAS Project - Phase B Water Treatment Plant GAC Filtration	Approved	Not Funded	0-2 Years	$10,125,000	N	01-21-2026
WX21019076	Big Sandy Water District	Old U.S. 23 Water Transmission Line Replacement	Approved	Not Funded	0-2 Years	$1,440,000	N	01-26-2026	01-21-2026
WX21019077	Cannonsburg Water District	Climate Resiliency, Water Quality and Tank Rehabilitations Project	Approved	Not Funded	0-2 Years	$2,061,000	N	01-22-2026
WX21019080	Big Sandy Water District	Silver Run Road & Arthur Branch Waterline Replacement	Approved	Not Funded	0-2 Years	$904,000	N	12-16-2024	02-12-2026
WX21019081	Big Sandy Water District	Whites Creek Waterline Replacement	Approved	Not Funded	0-2 Years	$2,300,000	N	01-26-2026	01-21-2026
WX21019082	Big Sandy Water District	KY-3 Water Line Replacement	Approved	Not Funded	0-2 Years	$1,100,000	N	01-21-2026	01-21-2026
WX21063013	Sandy Hook Water District	Sandy Hook Water District Lead Service Line Study/Inventory	Approved	Not Funded	0-2 Years	$458,000	N	07-12-2023	12-12-2022
WX21127022	Big Sandy Water District	Kentucky 645 Water Extension Project	Approved	Not Funded	3-5 Years	$150,000	N	12-08-2023	06-15-2016
WX21127023	Big Sandy Water District	Scattered Site Water Service Line Replacement Project	Under Construction	Fully Funded	0-2 Years	$2,220,000	N	05-23-2025	02-08-2018
WX21127029	Big Sandy Water District	Donithan Area Water Line Replacement	Under Construction	Partially Funded	0-2 Years	$4,351,300	N	05-23-2025	06-14-2023
WX21127033	Lawrence County Fiscal Court	Lawrence County Line Extensions Phase 2	Approved	Fully Funded	0-2 Years	$291,000	N	08-29-2024
WX21127034	Big Sandy Water District	Lawrence Co Waterline Extension - Sprucey Lane	Approved	Not Funded	0-2 Years	$85,000	N	03-31-2025	03-25-2025

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