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DOW Permit ID:	KY0760370	View DOW SDWIS Report
DOW Permit Type:	Drinking Water (PWSID)	DLG SPGE Information
DOW Permit Name:	Richmond Utilities
WRIS System Name:	Richmond Water, Gas & Sewer

System Type:	Community	Water Source Type:	Surface Water
ADD ID:	BGADD	Primary County:	Madison	DOW FieldOffice:	Frankfort
River Basin(s): WTP:	Kentucky	Distribution:	Kentucky	ADD WMC Contact:	Casey Cash
Permit Dates:Issued:	09-01-1973	Expires:		Inactivated:

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Primary Facility Information
This is a treatment facility. This is a maintenance facility.
Facility Name:	Richmond WTP
Facility Contact:	Scott Althauser
Facility Phone:	859∙369∙5389
Facility Addr1:	216 Bend Rd
Facility Addr2:
Facility City, State Zip:	Waco , KY 40385
Date Last Modified:	05.02.2017

System Management Entity Information
Entity Name:	Richmond Utilities (Water)
Office Phone:	859∙623∙2323 Fax: 859∙624∙0805
Office Address 1:	300 Hallie Irvine Street
Office Address 2:	PO Box 700
Office City, State Zip:	Richmond , KY 40475

System Management Contact Information
Contact Type	Contact Name	Title	EMail
¹Operations Contact:	Steve Parke	Chief Operator	sparke@richmondutilities.com
²Business Contact:	Scott Althauser	General Manager	salthauser@richmondutilities.com
Manager:	Jason Hall	Distribution Supervisor	jhall@richmondutilities.com

¹ Person responsible for physical infrastructure operations.

² Person responsible for billing and financial operations.

Date System Management Last Modified: 04.09.2021

Entity Information
Entity Type:	Municipal Utility, Board, or Commission
Entity Name:	Richmond Utilities
PSC Group ID:	8805700
Office EMail:	customerservice@richmondutilities.com
Web URL:	http://richmondutilities.com
Office Phone:	859-623-2323	Fax:	859-624-0805

Entity Address Information
	Mail Address	Physical Address
Address Line 1:	PO Box 700	300 Hallie Irvine St
Address Line 2:	300 Hallie Irvine St
City, State Zip:	Richmond , KY 40476	Richmond , KY 40476

Entity Contact Information
Contact Type	Name	Title	EMail	Phone	Cell
Business Contact:	Scott Althauser	General Manager	salthauser@richmondutilities.com	859-623-2323
Authorized Official:	Robert Blythe	Mayor	rblythe@richmond.ky.us	859-623-1000

Information Source:	Kentucky Infrastructure Authority
Date Last Modified:	05.30.2025

System Statistics
Date Established:		01.01.1955
Employees:		69
Does this system:
(a)	Produce water?	Yes
(b)	Have wholesale customers?	Yes
(c)	Purchase water?	No
What is the cost per 4,000 gallons of finished water for:
(a)	Municipal system, customers within the municipality:	$23.12
(b)	Municipal system, customers outside the municipality:	$28.09
(c)	Non-municipal system, all customers:
Date of Last Rate Adjustment:		07.01.2023

System Demographics

Demographic Type	Population	Households
Directly Serviceable:	34,443	15,578
Indirectly Serviceable:	33,644	13,593
Total Serviceable:	68,087	29,171

Counties directly serviceable by this system: 1

MHI Basis:

County Name	Service Connections	Serviceable Population	Serviceable Households	Med HH Income	MHI MOE
Madison	13,489	34,443	15,578	$ 49,919	$ 3,185
Totals / Weighted Average	13,489	34,443	15,578	$ 49,919	$ 3,185

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:

Cost for finished water to Kirksville and MCUD is $2.72/100cf

Milford Water District is $35.84/4,000g

Serviceable population of Kirksville WA 5520, households 2290
Serviceable population of Madison Co UD 31257, households 12970

Date Last Modified: 05.30.2025

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
KY0760672	Kirksville Water Association	F	137.225		$3.67	3	0	0	4,681	1,942	$83,566
KY0760224	Madison County Utilities District	F	810.822		$3.67	8	0	0	28,963	11,651	$80,887
	Totals and Weighted Averages		948.047		$3.67	11	0	0	33,644	13,593	$81,270

− 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

Water Treatment Plants:

Facility Name	Design Capacity (MGD)	Ave. Daily Prod. (MGD)	High Daily Prod. (MGD)
KENTUCKY RIVER WTP	12.000	7.884	10.911
Totals	12.000	7.884	10.911

Production Statistics:

	WRIS	SDWIS MOR
Total Annual Vol. Produced (MG):	2,674.542	3,039.500
Total Annual Vol. Purchased (MG):
Total Annual Vol. Provided (MG):	2,674.542	3,039.500
Estimated Annual Water Loss:	20%	29%

Customers and Usage:

Customer Type	Cust. Count	WRIS Usage (MG)	SDWIS MOR Usage (MG)
Wholesale:	2	948.047	948.047
Residential:	12,723	605.182
Commercial:	1,218	262.360
Institutional:
Industrial:	62	274.142
Other:
Total Customers:	14,005
Flushing, Maint. & Fire Protection:		55.891
Total Water Usage:		2,145.622

Water Supply Info and Comments:

Water supply inadequacies during normal operating conditions:

None

Water supply inadequacies during drought operating conditions:

None

Planning Comments:

ADP: 7.884MGD
HDF: 10.911MGD

Date System Planning Info Last Modified: 05.30.2025

WMC Site Visit - Survey Information
Site Visit / Survey Date:	04.28.2025
Survey Admin:	Casey Cash, Ellie Wellman
Principal Respondent:	Scott Althauser
Other Respondent(s):	Lonnie Banks

Survey Comments:

None.

Date Survey Info Last Modified: 05.30.2025

Water
LinesWater
TanksPump
StationsTreatment
Plants

Assessment Area:

Size
(inches)

Material

Decade
Constructed

Length
(LF)

Condition
Code

Performance
Code

Priority
Code

Project Profile

Up to 2	CAST IRON	1950	184
Up to 2	CAST IRON	1960	1,733
Up to 2	CAST IRON	1970	1,292
Up to 2	CAST IRON	1980	1,408
Up to 2	DUCTILE IRON	1970	30
Up to 2	DUCTILE IRON	2000	303
Up to 2	OTHER	1960	3,718
Up to 2	OTHER	1970	3,156
Up to 2	PVC	1970	1,547
Up to 2	PVC	1980	5,873
Up to 2	PVC	1990	258
Up to 2	PVC	2000	1,027
3	DUCTILE IRON	1960	409
3	PVC	1980	116
4	CAST IRON	1960	8,326
4	CAST IRON	1970	6,610
4	CAST IRON	1980	4,031
4	DUCTILE IRON	1960	1,255
4	DUCTILE IRON	1990	692
4	DUCTILE IRON	2000	15
4	PVC	1960	11,939
4	PVC	1970	458
4	PVC	1980	3,368
4	PVC	1990	1,424
4	PVC	2000	2,458
6	AC	1960	1,469
6	CAST IRON	Prior to 1950	370
6	CAST IRON	1950	11,231
6	CAST IRON	1960	48,587
6	CAST IRON	1970	64,941
6	CAST IRON	2000	2,472
6	DUCTILE IRON	1960	41,900
6	DUCTILE IRON	1970	161
6	DUCTILE IRON	1980	1,267
6	DUCTILE IRON	1990	7,038
6	DUCTILE IRON	2000	283
6	PVC	1960	11,104
6	PVC	1970	23,966
6	PVC	1980	23,912
6	PVC	1990	13,556
6	PVC	2000	30,492
8	CAST IRON	1960	8,473
8	CAST IRON	1970	20,323
8	CAST IRON	1980	184
8	DUCTILE IRON	1960	1,007
8	DUCTILE IRON	1970	382
8	DUCTILE IRON	1990	5,304
8	DUCTILE IRON	2000	11,391
8	PVC	1960	1,754
8	PVC	1970	413
8	PVC	1980	33,624
8	PVC	1990	12,831
8	PVC	2000	182,769
10	CAST IRON	1960	3,001
10	CAST IRON	1970	4,821
10	DUCTILE IRON	1980	978
10	PVC	2000	206
12	CAST IRON	Prior to 1950	2,526
12	CAST IRON	1960	20,260
12	CAST IRON	1970	4,887
12	DUCTILE IRON	1970	19,089
12	DUCTILE IRON	1980	10,320
12	DUCTILE IRON	1990	3,723
12	DUCTILE IRON	2000	12,634
12	PVC	1960	9,388
12	PVC	1980	9,321
12	PVC	1990	2,198
12	PVC	2000	18,005
16	CAST IRON	1960	5,072
16	DUCTILE IRON	1970	4,342
16	DUCTILE IRON	1980	12,822
16	DUCTILE IRON	1990	3,592
16	DUCTILE IRON	2000	2,960
16	PVC	2000	15
18	CAST IRON	1960	9,284
18	CAST IRON	1970	1,318
18	DUCTILE IRON	1970	5,874
18	DUCTILE IRON	1980	19,762
18	DUCTILE IRON	1990	66
18	OTHER	1980	2,064
20	CAST IRON	1960	12,110
20	DUCTILE IRON	1960	2,165
20	OTHER	1980	31,027
24	CAST IRON	1960	31,494
24	CAST IRON	1970	4,158
24	DUCTILE IRON	1970	3,138
24	DUCTILE IRON	1980	1,956
24	DUCTILE IRON	1990	7,212
24	OTHER	1980	12,079

Total length for assessment area:	916,701 LF
Total length for entire system:	1,106,215 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

BARNES MILL TANK	1,000,000	1/1/1999	2/1/2022
BIG BLUE TANK	1,000,000	1/1/1968	2/1/2022
COLISEUM/EKU TANK	400,000	3/7/1960	2/1/2022
DAIRY BARN TANK	1,000,000	1/1/1968	2/1/2022
INDUSTRIAL PARK TANK	500,000	1/1/1992	2/1/2022
LINDEN STREET TANK	500,000	1/1/1962	2/1/2022
SIDE STORAGE 1985 TANK	5,000,000	1/1/1985	2/1/2022
SIDE STORAGE 1999 TANK	5,000,000	1/1/1999	2/1/2022

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

EKU PUMP STATION	2
INDUSTRIAL PARK SOUTH PUMP STATION	2
INDUSTRIAL PARK SOUTH PUMP STATION	2
KY RIVER HIGH SERVICE PUMP STATION	2
KY RIVER HIGH SERVICE PUMP STATION	2
SIDE STORAGE PUMP STATION	3

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.

KENTUCKY RIVER WTP

Design
Capacity
(MGD)

Date
Constructed

Major
Expansion
Date

Condition
Code

Performance
Code

Priority
Code

Project
Profile

12-01-1990

01-01-2006

Note: There are no rated components associated with this treatment plant.

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:

04.28.2025

This system has a capital improvement plan.

Date capital improvement plan last updated:

04.28.2025

This system has GIS capabilities.

Date GIS data last submitted to the WRIS:

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: 07.01.2024

Date of last DOW Sanitary Survey: Month: 7 , Year: 2024

This system has periodic service outages.

This system has periodic pump failures.

This system has periodic line breaks.

The following components are associated with periodic line breaks:
Typical line size(s):	Varies
Typical line location(s):	Residential
Typical cause(s):	Water temperature, soil conditions and corrosion
Other cause(s):	Age of infrastructure
Est. water loss percentage:	18%

This system has localized problems.

This system has as-built plans.

Est. degree of accuracy of as-built plans (percent): 75%

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

Maintenance notes for this system:

System uses both on staff and engineer provided inspectors for construction projects.

Sanitary Survey done annually in-house.


	Date Last Modified: 05.30.2025

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
WX21151006	City of Richmond	Richmond Utilities Red House Road 12" Water Line Connector.	Approved	Not Funded	6-10 Years	$423,000	N	03-09-2013	06-05-2017
WX21151012	City of Richmond	Richmond Utilities Boggs Lane Main Phase II	Approved	Not Funded	3-5 Years	$600,000	N	03-06-2013	06-05-2017
WX21151046	City of Richmond	Richmond Utilities 20" Water Transmission Main Replacement	Approved	Not Funded	3-5 Years	$1,479,200	N	01-03-2014	06-05-2017
WX21151047	City of Richmond	Richmond Main Street 10" Line Replacement	Approved	Not Funded	0-2 Years	$1,241,750	N	11-12-2019	06-05-2017
WX21151060	City of Richmond	Richmond Industrial Park South III Water Main Extension	Approved	Not Funded	0-2 Years	$371,170	N	07-29-2025	11-22-2017
WX21151064	Madison County Utilities District	Madison Co. Utilities District - College Hill Water Project	Approved	Partially Funded	0-2 Years	$1,379,300	N	11-03-2022
WX21151071	City of Richmond	Richmond Industrial Park Booster Pump Station and Duncannon	Approved	Not Funded	0-2 Years	$4,430,400	N	02-23-2022	02-23-2022
WX21151072	City of Richmond	Richmond - College Hill WTP Upgrade	Approved	Not Funded	3-5 Years	$16,325,000	N	02-23-2022	12-22-2021
WX21151073	City of Richmond	EKU Booster Pump Station and Lancaster Rd. 8" Line Replacement	Approved	Not Funded	0-2 Years	$2,062,900	N	02-23-2022	12-22-2021
WX21151074	Richmond Utilities	Richmond - Goggins Lane Park Water Line	Approved	Not Funded	0-2 Years	$885,000	N	12-09-2022	10-11-2022

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