Georgetown Municipal Water and Sewer Service (GMWSS)

Amount Appropriated?

$5.0M

FFID tracks stages 1–2 — stages 3–5 vary by agency, assistance type, and earmark structure.

Project Description

Utility services satisfy basic needs for customers that significantly improve quality of life within a community. Availability of affordable and reliable utility infrastructure stimulates and sustains economic growth. Without well-maintained utility infrastructure, economic viability and community sustainability are greatly impaired. \nGMWSS owns and operates three wastewater treatment plants \u2013 WWTP No. 1, generally serving areas west of I-75, WWTP No. 2, generally serving Toyota and other areas east of I-75, and WWTP No. 3, serving the City of Stamping Ground.\nWWTP No. 1 has a capacity of 4.5 million gallons per day (MGD) and was last upgraded in 1991. Today, WWTP No. 1 is operating at 95% of its maximum daily capacity. WWTP No. 1 serves over 11,000 residential, commercial, institutional, and industrial customers including the downtown business district, the Georgetown Hospital, Great Crossings High School, Scott County High School, Georgetown College, Southland Christian Church, and others. \nWWTP No. 1 will receive flow from the South Sewer Extension being constructed to eliminate two, privately-owned, package WWTPs that have, for the last 30 years, failed to adequately treat wastewater from 375 units within two mobile home parks. The failure of these two package WWTPs has led to the pollution of the Royal Spring Aquifer \u2013 GMWSS\u2019 primary water source.\n\nKentucky\u2019s Energy and Environment Cabinet Division of Enforcement is expected to place GMWSS under a connection moratorium until completion of construction of WWTP No. 1.