Regional Wastewater Facilities Plan Update Hardin County Water District No. 2 July 11, 2006

AGENDA Review of Project Progress Made Issues Ahead Completion Implementation Open Discussion

What is a Regional Wastewater Facilities Plan (RFP)? Comprehensive Wastewater Collection and Treatment Local Solution Defined Planning Area Defined period of time Universal Goal = Protect Environment and Human Health by Providing Reliable Wastewater Disposal

Project Team

Progress Made Advisory Committee Background Review Areas of Need Growth Projections Cooperating with Existing Utilities Watershed Service Areas Selected Coordination with County Planning Define Alternatives Evaluate Alternatives

Advisory Committee HCWD2 Board HCWD2 Management HCWD2 Council County Judge Executive HCWD1 Management County P&D County Engineer County Health Dept Elizabethtown Radcliff Vine Grove Fort Knox Strand Associates 11 Meetings to date 1 – 2 more expected

Web Site Communication Provides Instant Access To Plan Progress

Permitted WWTPs WWTP NameType Rated Capacity (mgd) Average Flow (4/02 - 3/03) (mgd) Percent of Capacity ElizabethtownMunicipal RadcliffMunicipal Vine GroveMunicipal West PointMunicipal Ft. KnoxGovernment Small Package WWTPs

Areas of Need Are Established

Permit Growth vs. KSDC Growth

Future Needs Growth Projected at 2X KSDC 2025 Flow by Region Service Region2015 Need2025 Need North & Northwest 1.2 mgd2.6 mgd East0.4 mgd1.0 mgd South & Southwest (1) 3.6 mgd4.7 mgd (1) Includes 2 mgd for industrial tract

Information Requests From Utilities Utility Terminal FM Location Costs to CountySpecial Conditions Volume Charge /1000 gal Ft. Knox Wilson Road gate or Bullion Blvd Gate Share in cost to upsize lines Subject to PSC approval $2.00 RadcliffWWTP New WWTP Headworks Capacity charge $1000/cust. $4.10 Vine GroveWWTP Build WWTP Capacity $5.00 E-townVaries by area Capacity Charge $1500/Cust. for Convey & $500/Cust. for WWTP $3.35 (soon) CavelandBonnieville PS Provide Equalization $4.54

Service Areas (0-10 years) Brushy Fork Upper Otter Creek Upper Shaw Creek Mill Creek Branch Upper Younger Creek (Springfield Rd) Buffalo Creek (Bardstown Rd) Middle Creek Branch West Rhudes Creek East Rhudes Creek Valley Creek North Upper Nolin River Rose Run Dorsey Run Sandy Creek Pawley Creek

Service Areas (10-20 year) Billy Creek Upper Pawley Creek Mill Creek Upper West Rhudes Creek Clear Creek Cedar Creek Upper Buffalo Creek Upper Valley Creek Lower Valley Creek Upper Freeman Creek Jackson Branch Nolin River Upper Nolin River Cox Run Lower Otter Creek Flippin Creek

Rural Watersheds Flaherty Rough River Blue Fork Lower Nolin River Meeting Creek Lower Sandy Creek Copeline Valley Lower Clear Creek Akers Valley Rolling Fork Younger Creek Middle Creek Well Head Protection Areas Well Head Protection Areas

Planning & Development Involved on our Advisory Committee Public Meeting Presentation 11/22/05 Participation on Committee for ‘On-site Sewage Disposal System Alternatives’ Recommending County Ordinances to direct growth toward urban solutions to dovetail with this Facilities Plan

Existing and Potential WWTP Locations Otter Creek Younger Creek Nolin River

Alternatives Defined Watershed – by - Watershed Work with various existing utilities County treatment solution

2015 Northern Service Areas

Alternatives Evaluation Capital Costs (up front investment) Present Worth Costs (20 year total costs) Non-economic Factors

Upper Shaw Creek Smithersville Area In Etown Original Planning Area Factor Alternative Pump to Etown WWTP Pump to Otter Creek WWTP Pump to Radcliff WWTP Ability to Construct100 Ability to Expand000 Ability to Upgrade for Future Flow100 Operation and Maintenance0 Anticipated Public Acceptance100 Regional Solution101 Reliability1 Odor Potential1 Impact to Land1 Impact on Future Development000 Total7-4-3 Most Favorable

Upper Shaw Creek (2015) AlternativesCapital Costs Total PW in 2015 Non-economic favorability Pump to Elizabethtown Collection System$ 4,116,000$ 6,659,000Most Pump to Radcliff WWTP$ 7,293,000$ 10,799,000Less Pump to New Otter Creek WWTP$ 6,328,000$ 9,751,000Least Upper Shaw Creek Watershed (Proposed 460 gpm Pump Station) Smithersville Area In Etown Original Planning Area

Upper Shaw Creek (2025) AlternativesCapital Costs Total PW in 2025 Non-economic favorability Pump to Elizabethtown Collection System$ 2,555,000$ 5,021,000Most Pump to Radcliff WWTP$ 2,706,000$ 6,262,000Less Pump to New Otter Creek WWTP$ 2,617,000$ 6,100,000Least Upper Shaw Creek Watershed (Proposed Upgrade 2015 Pump Station to 800 gpm) Smithersville Area In Etown Original Planning Area

New County Otter Creek WWTP Consider ‘all or nothing’ approach for 2015 North Service Area WatershedMunicipal Treatment Location Municipal Treatment Present Worth County WWTP Present Worth Upper Shaw CreekEtown$ 6,659,000$ 9,751,000 Pawley Creek & Upper Otter Creek Fort Knox$ 15,808,000$ 20,266,000 Brushy ForkFort Knox$ 11,049,000$ 15,194,000 Mill Creek BranchEtown$ 9,583,000$ 13,409,000 TOTAL $ 43,099,000$ 58,620,000

Alternatives Evaluation Shows In most cases it is cost effective to work with Existing Utilities (especially ETown, Ft. Knox, & Caveland). Some cases could be made for New County Plant to East (Younger Creek) and South (Nolin River). Recommended Plan still being formulated.

Issues Ahead Wasteload Allocation (potential effluent limits) Final Planning Area Delineation Concurrence with “Recommended Plan”  HCWD2  Judge Executive  Advisory Committee

Wasteload Allocations Results Letter from KDOW regarding preliminary design requirements (Nov. 29, 2005) Receiving Streams were categorized as “High Quality Water” – Antidegradation Regulations Apply All WWTPs shall meet grade 1 reliability requirements KDOW changed their stance on May 12 to allow the facilities plan to provide the basis for the HQAA demonstration. A letter has been sent requesting ‘conventional’ effluent limits. If the plan does not satisfy KDOW, stringent limits will be imposed. STILL WAITING!

EXISTING PLANNING AREAS

PROPOSED ETOWN PLANNING AREA

PROPOSED FT. KNOX, RADCLIFF & VINE GROVE PLANNING AREAS

PROPOSED COUNTY PLANNING AREA Balance of County outside of: –Fort Knox –Proposed Elizabethtown PA –Proposed Radcliff PA –Proposed Vine Grove PA May or may not include Upton: –Presently in Caveland PA –Include portion of Larue Co.

Completion TaskSchedule Get WLA information from KDOWJuly? Advisory Committee Meeting 12 August? Recommended Plan August? Gain Concurrence with Plan September? Finalize Report October? Public Hearing November? Advisory Committee Meeting 13If necessary Submit to KDOW November? Approval by KDOW ??

Implementation Prioritize Projects Pursue Funding Design Construction

OPEN DISCUSSION

Regional Wastewater Facilities Plan Hardin County Advisory Committee Issue Discussion

2025 Northern Service Areas

2015 Eastern Service Areas

2025 Eastern Service Areas

2015 Valley Creek Service Area

2025 Valley Creek Service Area

2015 Southern Service Areas

2025 Southern Service Areas