Beginning Monday, July 14, a segment of the Greenway Trail between Northview and Burnett streets will be closed to the public until approximately October 1 for a Paducah-McCracken County Joint Sewer Agency (JSA) project. This project also requires the closure of North 6th Street between Northview and Burnett.
A subcontractor for the Paducah-McCracken County Joint Sewer Agency (JSA), Cleary Construction Inc., will be installing a concrete structure and a 72-inch gravity sewer pipe through the floodwall. This is part of a $12.6 million construction project related to JSA’s combined sewer system, the portion of the system which conveys both sanitary and some stormwater flow.
Background: This project is one of many environmental projects underway by JSA related to a $102 million total effort necessary to meet regulatory requirements related to combined sewer systems. Combined sewer system operators were to prepare plans for combined sewer improvements, called a Long-Term Control Plan (LTCP), for review and approval by the Kentucky Division of Water (DOW) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). JSA submitted the LTCP to the DOW and EPA in 2010, which was approved in 2016. Since approval, JSA has been working on projects related to these requirements. The LTCP involves projects at seven outfall locations throughout Paducah to be completed by 2038. For this particular project location, JSA has been working to construct a diversion station at the 102-inch discharge pipe, an 80 million gallon a day pumping station, screening facilities, and discharge piping.
The construction is approved by the United States Corps of Engineers, the regulatory agency for the City’s floodwall system.
For more information, visit Paducah-McCracken County Joint Sewer Agency.
The Paducah McCracken Joint Sewer Agency (JSA) was formed on July 1, 1999, to take over the operation and maintenance of Paducah and McCracken County’s combined sanitary and storm sewer system and sanitary-only sewer system. The JSA is a nonprofit regional utility service. Revenue comes from wastewater treatment fees, plus charges for extending wastewater lines and connecting new customers. All of the agency's revenue is used for operation, maintenance, extension, and improvement of services.
