Kentucky Infrastructure Authority

Description:this Action Approves an Award in the Amount of $27,982,000 to Support Kentucky Infrastructure Authority Capitalization Grant, Funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) (PL 117-58), for the Recipient's Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Program. the Award Furthers the Public Health Protection Objectives of the Safe Drinking Water Act (sdwa), Which Will Provide Additional Benefit to Disadvantaged Communities by Allowing Improved Public Access to Planning and Technical Information Helping to Break Down Institutional Barriers That May Otherwise Preclude These Communities From Equal Access to Commonwealth Water Act Programs. Funds Will Also Be Used to Assist Local Utilities in Protection of Source Water Through the Source Water Protection Assistance Program. Activities:the Recipient of These Funds Will Provide Low Interest Rate Financing to Eligible Public Water Systems for the Costs Associated With the Planning, Design, and Construction of Eligible Drinking Water Improvement Projects. Activities Include, Administering All Sdwa Programs Within the Commonwealth: Increase Capacity of Programs to Facilitate the Implementation of Primacy for New Rules. Provide Technical and Compliance Assistance. Provide Assistance to Small, Disadvantaged Systems on Financial Audits. Finalize and Implement Agency Capacity Development Strategy. Refine and Improve Electronic Tools, Including the Wris and Other Gis, With a Focus on Usability by Disadvantaged Communities. Assist Systems (focusing on Disadvantaged) With Development of Sustainable Fiscal Management Systems So They Are Capable of Maintaining the Technical, Managerial, and Financial Capacity to Consistently Provide Safe Drinking Water to the Public. Administer an Program to Offer Financial Assistance With Source Water Protection Within the Commonwealth. Subrecipient:subawards Are Included in This Assistance Agreement.outcomes:the Anticipated Deliverables Include Financing, Planning, Design, and Construction of Eligible Public Health-related Projects. Deliverables Will Also Be Used to Increase the Technical, Managerial, and Financial Capacity of Public Water Systems. the Expected Outcome Is Public Health Protection. the Intended Beneficiaries Include Citizens Throughout the State of Kentucky. Outputs/outcomes/deliverables. Improvements in Administration of All Sdwa Programs Within Commonwealth. Internal and External Coordination of Diverse Programs for Drinking Water, Groundwater, Water Quantity, Water Quality, Enforcement, Watershed, Operator Certification, and Related Program Activities and Products to Support and Enhance Each Other With the Common Goal of Sufficient Quantity, Quality, and Access to Potable Water for All the Citizens of the Commonwealth. Continued Training for Dow Staff in Goals, Objectives, and Technical Aspects of Water Treatment Plant and Distribution System Optimization. Dow Staff Approve All Chemical Changes, Source Water Changes, Alternate Staffing Plans, and Ultra-violet Treatment Processes for Public Water Systems, and Complete Sanitary Surveys and Limited Emergency Response. Refine and Improve the Wris, Electronic Sanitary Survey Process, Financial Audits, and Increased Ability of Small and Disadvantaged Systems to Use Electronic Systems and Gis for Managing Activities Such as Capacity Development. Finalize and Implement Agency Capacity Development Strategy. Assist Systems (focusing on Disadvantaged) With Development of Sustainable Fiscal Management Systems to Ensure Adequate Capacity Is Maintained So They Are Capable of Maintaining the Technical, Managerial, and Financial Capacity to Consistently Support Technical, Managerial, and Financial Activities That Support Safe Drinking Water to the Public. Implement the Source Water Protection Assistance Program to Address Source Water Needs Throughout the Commonwealth.