Letcher County Water And Sewer District

Letcher County Water And Sewer District is a local government entity based in Mayking, Kentucky, that has been registered with the federal government since September 2012 to receive federal awards. The district provides essential water and wastewater utility services to residents and businesses in Letcher County, operating drinking water systems, wastewater treatment facilities, and stormwater infrastructure throughout the Appalachian region of Eastern Kentucky. Through its federal award activity, the organization has demonstrated its capacity to deliver critical community infrastructure improvements and utility services supported by federal funding mechanisms.

The district's federal contract activity has been minimal, consisting of a single firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in February 2024 for utility water service procurement to support the AMHU Thompson Branch Group Site in Whitesburg, Kentucky as part of disaster recovery efforts (DR4663-KY). This purchase order, valued at $496, was completed and closed out in August 2024 after all invoices were paid. The contract represented emergency support services rather than a traditional procurement of goods or services from the district, reflecting the organization's role in providing essential utilities during federal disaster response operations.

The district has been substantially more active in securing federal grant funding, serving as a prime awardee for multiple project grants focused on community water infrastructure development. The district received a $2,571,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.760), awarded in December 2024 with a two-year performance period, to construct and upgrade drinking water systems, wastewater treatment facilities, and stormwater infrastructure in Mayking. Additionally, the Appalachian Regional Commission has awarded the district multiple Project Grants under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) for community infrastructure improvements, including a $1,000,097 award in August 2025 and a prior award in January 2024, both supporting similar water and wastewater system enhancements over multi-year periods. The district has also received numerous sub-grant awards flowing through the Kentucky Department Of Military Affairs and Kentucky Infrastructure Authority, including two substantial Fund F loans from the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority in April 2021—one for $2,487,495 to support the Regional Interconnect & Distribution Lines Cumberland River Phase 4 project providing potable water service to approximately 200 previously unserved households, and another for $4,000,000 to construct a 1,000,000 GPD water treatment plant at the Letcher and Perry County line. Additional sub-awards from the Kentucky Department Of Military Affairs since 2023 have supported various community infrastructure categories including utilities, public buildings, protective measures, roads and bridges, and acquisition and demolition projects, demonstrating the district's integration into broader county-level federal disaster recovery and community development initiatives.