The following items passed by majority vote during the regular meeting of the SD1 Board of Directors held on Tuesday, September 21, 2021.
- 38% Sodium Bi-Sulfite Contract
The SD1 Board awarded a contract for 38% Sodium Bi-Sulfite for the use at Dry Creek Treatment Plant for di-chlorination to PVS Chemical Solutions Inc. The award is for a one-year contract in the amount of $154,100 with an option to renew up to two additional one-year terms.
This chemical is used at Dry Creek to treat the effluent for disease-causing bacteria before it enters the receiving stream. The chemical also neutralizes any residual chorine from passing to the receiving stream., thereby meeting Total Residual Chlorine permit limitations.
SD1 Goals Advanced: Environmental Stewardship, Optimal Infrastructure Management
- Reservation of Sanitary Sewer Capacity Requests
Four new requests for reservation of sanitary sewer capacity were approved by the SD1 Board.
The reservation of capacity program provides SD1 with knowledge of development, an opportunity to assess system capacity, track committed capacity in balance with system operations and capital improvements and provide developers assurance of capacity. This process benefits the communities served by SD1 by providing planning tools for economic vitality.
SD1 Goals Advanced: Financial Viability, Optimal Infrastructure Management, Stakeholder Support, Environmental Stewardship
- Request for Storm Water Public Cost-Share Program
Two requests for the Private Cost-Share Program were received this month. One request was from the City of Elsmere to address flooding and drainage issues on Plymouth and Feather lanes and the other was from the City of Newport for installation of storm water inlets in three different areas of Waterworks Road to address draining and ponding issues following rain events.
The SD1 Public Cost-Share Program provides financial assistance to co-permittees for the installation of new storm water infrastructure that addresses drainage issues associated with a dedicated and accepted right-of-way, impacting a right-of-way or caused by or related to public infrastructure drainage. Upon satisfactory completion of the project, SD1 assumes ownership of the new infrastructure and reimburses the co-permittee a percentage of the project cost. Currently, the SD1 reimbursement percentage is set at 50% of the cost.
SD1 Goals Advanced: Operational Efficiency & Resiliency, Optimal Infrastructure Management
Details about the SD1 Strategic Business Plan are available at: https://www.sd1.org/223/Strategic-Business-Plan.
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About SD1
SD1 is responsible for the collection and treatment of northern Kentucky’s wastewater and also serves as the regional storm water management agency. SD1 is the second largest public sewer utility in Kentucky, serving more than 312,000 residents throughout Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties. SD1 maintains approximately 1,662 miles of sanitary-sewer system pipeline, 124 wastewater pumping stations, 15 flood pump stations, seven package treatment plants, three major wastewater treatment plants, 428 miles of storm-sewer system and 32,728 storm-sewer structures.