This agreement provides funding in the amount of $2,500,000 to the city of hazard to implement its buckhorn water treatment plant (WTP) and transmission line project (a second water treatment plant to…

EPA Region 4 awarded a $2.5 million cooperative agreement to the City of Hazard on January 1, 2026, to implement the Buckhorn Water Treatment Plant and Transmission Line Project under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), funded as directed in the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act.

The project delivers a new 3 million gallon per day water treatment plant on the Middle Fork of the Kentucky River in the Buckhorn community of Perry County, Kentucky, increasing the city's total treatment capacity from 5 MGD to 8 MGD. Constructed deliverables include the raw water intake, a clearwell water storage tank, a metal building with office and laboratory space, and transmission line infrastructure. Work scope encompasses pumps and chemical feed systems (finished water high service pumps, backwash pumps, blower package, activated carbon system, fluoride chemical system, chemical disinfection and feed systems), controls, HVAC, plumbing and process piping, process valves, meters, electrical interiors, asphalt paving, and all incidental items necessary to complete the plant components. The anticipated outcome serves 1,198 residential customers with improved drinking water availability, reliability, and safety with minimal service outages.

Performance occurs in Buckhorn, KY 41721. The period of performance runs from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2029. The total dollars obligated are $3.125 million. No subawards are included in this assistance agreement.

This agreement provides funding in the amount of $2,500,000 to the city of hazard to implement its buckhorn water treatment plant (WTP) and transmission line project (a second water treatment plant to increase the system's water capacity and replace existing (small) transmission waterlines with (larger lines) to allow the maximum water capacity, as directed in the 2023 consolidated appropriations act. The project's purpose is to increase the treatment plant's available capacity to provide safe, reliable drinking water with minimal outages. Activities:the activities to be performed include the execution and implementation of a drinking water infrastructure construction project. Workplan activities consist of: water treatment plant and conveyance system improvements which include the construction of the buckhorn WTP pumps and chemical feeds to include the finished water high service pumps, backwash pumps, blower package, activated carbon system (complete, fluoride chemical system (complete), chemical disinfection and feed systems, asphalt paving and stone, controls, heating/ ventilation/air conditioning (HVAC), plumbing and process piping, process valves, meters, electrical (interiors), and all other incidental items necessary to complete the components. The EPA scope of work is part of the bigger scope of the construction of a 3 million gallon a day (MGD) water treatment plant (WTP) on the middle fork of the kentucky river in the buckhorn community of perry county, kentucky. This will be the second WTP in the hazard water system, increasing the water capacity available from 5 MGD to 8 MGD. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include the construction of the 3 MGD water treatment plant, raw water intake, clearwell water storage tank, a metal building with office and laboratory, and construction of the transmission line. The expected outcomes include:1,198 residential customers with improved water service; 19 businesses with improved water service; 1 industrial park with improved service; and 1 water system with increased capacity. The intended beneficiaries include residents of the buckhorn community and coal fields regional industrial park, perry county, kentucky.