District hears engineering updates: Roxanna line ~74.6% complete, Millstone corrective work, tank-site talks continue

At the Jan. 15 regular meeting, the Electric County Water and Sewer District received detailed engineering updates from Bell Engineering and GRW and approved several administrative pay requests and routine items.

Bell Engineering (Unidentified Speaker 2) reported that construction on the Federal Bureau of Prisons Roxanna Waterline began April 1 and that contractors have installed roughly 16,500 feet of 8-inch ductile iron pipe, about 3,300 feet of 10-inch poly, and just under 7,000 feet of 4-inch ductile pipe. Bell reported that 74.6% of the work is complete but that CSX has repeatedly postponed the necessary railroad-inspector scheduling for the railroad bore at Elwood Drive. Bell said the district received funds from an AML draw request and submitted the payment for the CSX agreement; once CSX schedules inspectors, the contractor expects to complete the railroad crossing and return to finish remaining work in a single trip, which Bell estimated would take about 30 days after scheduling.

Bell also said it completed the Millstone design and received an encroachment permit from the Division of Water (approval dated Oct. 14), and that permanent septic-system permit applications for structures east of Millstone have been submitted to the health department and are under review. For Red Star Turkey Creek Phase 3, Bell reported permits from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC), a property owner willing to sell a tank site subject to an agreed purchase price and to grant an access easement, and that geotechnical drilling is being coordinated to confirm site suitability. Bell noted that, per AML guidance, AML funds cannot be used to buy property, and the team is considering other funding or easement options.

During the GRW report (Unidentified Speaker 3), the board approved GRW’s recommendation to accept the meter-supply bid (Core & Main) pending USDA RD approval and to reject and rebid the meter-installation package. The board also approved the monthly bills and voted to surplus three district vehicles (a 2012 Ford Ranger, 2008 F-150, and a 2000 Jeep Cherokee).

District business concluded with brief public comments and an adjournment.

What happens next: the district will await CSX scheduling to complete the Roxanna railroad crossing, continue permitting for Millstone septic work, pursue geotech and appraisals for treatment and tank-site candidates, and follow up on procurement steps for meters as GRW outlined.