WRIS KY0107239

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System Management Entity Information
Entity Name:	Sanitation District #1 of Northern Kentucky
Office Phone:	859∙578∙6759 Fax: 859∙547∙1331
Office Address 1:	1045 Eaton Dr
Office Address 2:
Office City, State Zip:	Fort Wright , KY 41017

System Management Contact Information
Contact Type	Contact Name	Title	EMail
¹Operations Contact:	Joe Baxter	Director of Operations	jbaxter@sd1.org
²Business Contact:	Ron Schmitt	Director of Finance	rschmitt@sd1.org
Manager:	Adam Chaney	Executive Director	achaney@sd1.org

¹ Person responsible for physical infrastructure operations.

² Person responsible for billing and financial operations.

Date System Management Last Modified: 12.20.2023

Entity Information
Entity Type:	Sewer and Sanitation District
Entity Name:	Sanitation District #1 of Northern Kentucky
PSC Group ID:
Office EMail:	lwatkins@sd1.org
Web URL:
Office Phone:	859-547-1654	Fax:	859-547-1331

Entity Address Information
	Mail Address	Physical Address
Address Line 1:	1045 Eaton Dr
Address Line 2:
City, State Zip:	Fort Wright , KY 41017

Entity Contact Information
Contact Type	Name	Title	EMail	Phone	Cell
Business Contact:	Lydia Watkins	Senior Director, Engineering	lwatkins@sd1.org	859-547-1654
Authorized Official:	Lydia Watkins	Senior Director, Engineering	lwatkins@sd1.org	859-547-1654

Information Source:	Kentucky Infrastructure Authority
Date Last Modified:	09.22.2023

System Statistics
Date Established:
Employees:		252
Cost to consumer per 4,000 gallons:
(a)	Municipal System, customers within the municipality OR Non-Municipal System, all customers:	$55.43
(b)	Municipal system, customers outside the municipality:
Date of Last Rate Adjustment:		07.01.2024
Does this system:
(a)	Operate a wastewater treatment facility?	Yes
(b)	Send wastewater to other systems to be treated?	No
(c)	Treat wastewater from other systems?	Yes

System Demographics

Demographic Type	Population	Households
Directly Serviceable:	79,841	29,956
Indirectly Serviceable:	33,245	14,024
Total Serviceable:	113,086	43,980

Counties directly serviceable by this system: 2

MHI Basis:

County Name	Service Connections	Serviceable Population	Serviceable Households	Med HH Income	MHI MOE
Boone		63,926	23,670	$ 108,706	$ 17,684
Kenton		15,915	6,286	$ 73,409	$ 8,878
Totals / Weighted Average		79,841	29,956	$ 101,220	$ 15,816

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.

Date Last Modified: 03.02.2026

This system treats wastewater from the following KISOP customers:

Sender DOW Permit ID	Sender Name	Ann. Vol. Treated (MG)	Serviceable Population	Serviceable Households
KYP000015	Florence Water & Sewer Commission		33,245	14,024
	Totals and Averages	0.000	33,245	14,024

− MG = Million Gallons
− KISOP = Kentucky Inter-System Operating Permit

Wastewater Treatment Plants:

Facility Name	Design Capacity (MGD)	Max Hydraulic Capacity (MGD)	Ave. Daily Flow (MGD)
WESTERN REG WATER RECLAM FAC	20.000	20.000	8.000

System Statistics:


Number of manholes in collection system:	43,500
Percentage of sewer lines 20 years or older:	79% *

DOW Design Capacity (MGD):	20.000
Annual Volume Treated (MG):	2,795.000
KISOP Volume Treated (MG):
Total Annual Volume (MG):	2,795.000

KISOP Customers:	1
Residential Customers:	103,681
Commercial Customers:	10,199
Institutional Customers:
Industrial Customers:	53
Other Customers:	29
Total Customers:	113,963

* Indicates values are derived from WRIS GIS mapping.

This system has an approved Facility Plan.

Facility Plan Information
Date Facility Plan last revised or amended:	07.01.2024
Est. percentage of Facility Plan constructed:	100%

Planning Comments:

The Average Daily Flow is 11.3 MGD.

85.1% of sewer lines are 20 years or older.

Date System Planning Info Last Modified: 03.02.2026

WMC Site Visit - Survey Information
Site Visit / Survey Date:	02.27.2026
Survey Admin:	Grace Herrmann
Principal Respondent:	Annette Haas
Other Respondent(s):	Adam Chaney

Survey Comments:

None.

Date Survey Info Last Modified: 03.02.2026

Sewer
LinesLift
StationsTreatment
Plants

There are no assessment areas mapped for this system.

WESTERN REG WATER RECLAM FAC

Design
Capacity
(MGD)

Date
Constructed

Major
Expansion
Date

Condition
Code

Performance
Code

Priority
Code

Project
Profile

01-01-2012

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:

01.01.2025

This system has a capital improvement plan.

Date capital improvement plan last updated:

01.01.2025

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 Policy	Standard Operating Procedures
Operation and Maintenance Procedures	Routine Maintenance Program
Emergency Operation Procedures	Backup Sources for Treatment
Date policy manual last updated: 01.13.2023

Date of last infiltration analysis:

This system has performed a Sanitary Sewer Evaluation Survey (SSES).

This system utilizes standard specifications.

This system has periodic service outages.

This system experiences problematic weather.

This system has localized problems.

This system has as-built plans.

Est. degree of accuracy of as-built plans (percent): 90%

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

Maintenance notes for this system:

Ongoing SSES.

Verified at the 2026 Site Visit.


	Date Last Modified: 03.02.2026

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
								Profile	GIS
SX21015014	Sanitation District #1 of Northern Kentucky	Central Boone County Master Sewer Plan - Phase II	Approved	Fully Funded	0-2 Years	$15,893,627	Y	10-22-2025	08-22-2025

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