SANDY HOOK —
The city of Sandy Hook will be able to pay for improvements to its sewer system following the presentation of a $730,000 check by Rep. Rocky Adkins, D-Sandy Hook, during a city council meeting last week.
The funding will provide improvements including the relocation and updating of an uplift station, installation of a new chemical feed system at the sewer plant and the purchase of a new state-of-the-art utility truck, which will allow workers to safely repair and replace sewer pumps with less effort.
Funding for the city’s sewer projects was appropriated during the past two budget cycles by Adkins and authorized by the Kentucky General Assembly.
“This announcement is much more than numbers on a check and sewer lines being laid,” said Adkins, who also serves as majority leader of the House of Representatives. “It represents local and state officials, lawmakers and residents creating a plan to improve our infrastructure and enhance economic development opportunities well into the future.”
For years, the EPA had not allowed any additional sewer hookups in Sandy Hook because the system was old and outdated. When plans for the Little Sandy Correctional Complex were drafted, officials decided it would be a good idea to rebuild the Sandy Hook treatment plant, which could serve the first phase of the prison building, as well as capacity for new prison buildings and residents in their service area. Land for the project was donated by the Elliott County Board of Education.
The plant currently treats 300,000 gallons of water a day. Collapsed sewer lines and leaks, including more than 1,000 feet of sewer lines along Keith Whitley Boulevard, have been repaired and replaced. A portion of the funding will be used to pay for a spare pump for the system’s major pump stations, as well as a new hydraulic sewer jet-cleaning machine.
“I am grateful to Representative Adkins for the continued support and leadership he provides our community,” said Sandy Hook Mayor Robby Adkins.
“His role as our state representative and as the majority leader is a huge benefit for our region especially during budget talks. Representative Adkins’ great relationships with leaders in eastern Kentucky and across the state help bring folks together on important projects like this.”
“The sewer lines being replaced are part of the city’s ongoing efforts to reduce infiltration/inflow in the existing sanitary sewer collection system,” said Paul Amburgey, city engineer with E.L. Robinson Engineering. “Previous smoke testing and underground video inspection studies had revealed problems in this area of town.”
“In the last four years, more than $1 million in contracts have been let for sewer improvements in Elliott County,” said Representative Adkins. “While there is still much work to be done, I am proud of these projects and the positive difference they are making in our community.”
TIM PRESTON can be reached at tpreston@dailyindependent.com or (606) 326-2651.
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