NEMES HIGHLIGHTS SHEPHERDSVILLE WASTEWATER AWARD
FRANKFORT, KY. (October 10, 2024) — Shepherdsville has been awarded a Kentucky Infrastructure Authority (KIA) Fund A loan for $22,500,851 for its Waste Water Treatment Plant Improvements and Hydraulic Expansion project. The proposed project will upgrade the plant's peak hourly flow from 12 million gallons per day (MGD) to 22.7 MGD, which will help the city avoid sanitary sewer overflows.
“This is a result of city, county and state working together on getting what is needed for optimal wastewater management, “ said Senator Michael J. Nemes, R-Shepherdsville. “I’d like to thank County Judge Executive Jerry Summers, Mayor of Shepherdsville Jose Cubero, Chief Financial Officer for Bullitt County Keith Griffee, along with state representatives Tom Huff, R- Shepherdsville, and Peyton Griffee, R-Mount Washington.”
The city currently serves 4,776 residential customers and 466 commercial, industrial and
institutional customers.
“We are truly excited about the financial opportunities awarded to the City of Shepherdsville,” said Cubero. “Our city's growth will depend on expanding our wastewater treatment plant, which will increase our housing and commercial developments. We appreciate everyone’s efforts in making this happen.”
The project will replace critical process equipment that has exceeded its useful life to maintain compliance with Kentucky Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (KPDES) Permit limitations and the Clean Water Act. This includes improvements to influent flow metering and sampling, construction of sludge storage tanks and clarifiers, upgrades to the supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system and several other energy efficiency improvements.
“There is nothing exciting about wastewater, but when things go wrong, they go wrong quickly,” said Nemes. “These funds will maintain the integrity of the main pump station by restoring and repairing structural damage caused by corrosion, applying a protective coating, and sealing the infiltration sources.”
The KIA board approved the loan at their October 03, 2024, board meeting.
“The continued work of the legislature, the city of Shepherdsville, Bullitt County Fiscal Court and agencies like Kentuckiana Regional Planning and Development Agency are moving this county forward,” said Griffee.
Funding for the Authority's Clean Water State Revolving Fund (Fund A) and the Drinking
Water State Revolving Fund (Fund F) loan programs is provided in part from a federally
funded capitalization grant through the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with a required 20 percent state match.
The Infrastructure Revolving Fund (Fund B) was initially capitalized with state funds and
operates solely from prior loan repayments. The Governmental Agencies Program-generated funds fund loan program (Fund C).
To review detailed information regarding specific projects please visit the WRIS Project Profile online web portal at http://wris.ky.gov/Portal/PrjData, or by clicking on the linked project number to the right of the KIA Loan Number.