Regional Wastewater Facilities Plan Update

1. Regional Wastewater Facilities PlanUpdate Hardin County Water District No. 2 July 11, 2006

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

3. 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 What is a Regional Wastewater Facilities Plan (RFP)?

4. Project Team

5. 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 Progress Made

6. 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

7. Web Site Communication Provides Instant Access To Plan Progress

8. Permitted WWTPs

9. Areas of Need Are Established

10. Permit Growth vs. KSDC Growth

11. Future Needs • Growth Projected at 2X KSDC • 2025 Flow by Region (1) Includes 2 mgd for industrial tract

12. Information Requests From Utilities

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

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

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

16. 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

17. Existing and Potential WWTP Locations Otter Creek Younger Creek Nolin River

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

19. 2015 Northern Service Areas

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

21. Upper Shaw Creek Smithersville Area In Etown Original Planning Area Most Favorable

22. Upper Shaw Creek (2015) Smithersville Area In Etown Original Planning Area Upper Shaw Creek Watershed (Proposed 460 gpm Pump Station)

23. Upper Shaw Creek (2025) Smithersville Area In Etown Original Planning Area Upper Shaw Creek Watershed (Proposed Upgrade 2015 Pump Station to 800 gpm)

24. New County Otter Creek WWTP Consider ‘all or nothing’ approach for 2015 North Service Area

25. 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. Alternatives Evaluation Shows

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

27. 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!

28. EXISTING PLANNING AREAS

29. PROPOSED ETOWN PLANNING AREA

30. PROPOSED FT. KNOX, RADCLIFF & VINE GROVE PLANNING AREAS

31. 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.

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

33. Prioritize Projects Pursue Funding Design Construction Implementation

34. OPEN DISCUSSION

35. Regional Wastewater Facilities PlanHardin County Advisory Committee Issue Discussion

36. 2025 Northern Service Areas

37. 2015 Eastern Service Areas

38. 2025 Eastern Service Areas

39. 2015 Valley Creek Service Area

40. 2025 Valley Creek Service Area

41. 2015 Southern Service Areas

42. 2025 Southern Service Areas