Watershed Dams Rehabilitation Program in Kentucky
The Watershed Dams Rehabilitation Program in Kentucky aims to address the critical need for rehabilitating high hazard dams to ensure public safety and prevent economic damage. With funds allocated for grant programs and local sponsor matches, the initiative targets key priority dams identified by the NRCS. Kentucky's Watershed Projects involve a significant number of dams with varying hazard potentials, emphasizing the importance of timely rehabilitation efforts. Overall, the program seeks to leverage resources effectively to enhance dam infrastructure across the state.
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Watershed Dams March 8,2023 1
Watershed Dam Fund 2022-2023 Budget Language: Included in the above General Fund appropriation is $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2022-2023 for the Soil and Water Conservation Commission (KRS 146.110) to leverage federal and local funds to establish a Watershed Dam Infrastructure Revolving Fund for the purpose of rehabilitating non-compliant or high hazard Kentucky watershed dams. $5,000,000 was placed into the Watershed Dam Infrastructure Revolving Fund. To be used for grants, not loans. Soil & Water Conservation Commission will be accepting applications for the grants. FY23 Budget Language 2
Watershed dams constructed by USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) primarily in the 1960's and 1970 s. Provide flood control, water supply and recreation. Most with an estimated structure life of 50 years, a few designed for 100 years. Dams are owned and maintained by local sponsors which can be county or city governments, or Watershed Conservancy Districts (made up of landowners from the area benefitted by the dam). Watershed Dams 3
Rehabilitation funds are available from Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), but require a 35% match that is paid by a local sponsor. Top three priority watershed dams @NRCS: Red Lick MPS#1 (Owsley Fork Lake), Madison County, total estimated cost $14.3-$20M and $5- $7M sponsor share - sponsor has the match. Red Lick FRS #12 (Pilot Knob Lake) Madison County, total estimated cost $8M - $10M, local sponsor share $2.8 $3.5M. East Fork Clarks River FRS #32, (Ford/Foust Lake), Marshall County, total estimated cost $10.5M, local sponsor share $3.5M. Top Three Priorities According to NRCS 4
Kentucky Watershed Projects include 200 Dams Hazard Potential* - 48 High Hazard, 17 Significant Hazard, 135 Low Hazard Per NRCS - Average Annual Benefits of 20 dams is $12.180 Million Typical time to complete construction on a new rehabilitation project is 6-8 years. NRCS Funding *High hazard dams are those that, if they fail, would cause probable loss of life/serious economic damage; Significant Hazard if failed, may cause loss of life or appreciable economic damage Low Hazard - if failed, would not cause loss of life or appreciable economic damage. 5
24 watershed dams across Kentucky are currently high hazard and do not meet the specifications for a high hazard dam. Typical construction cost for a dam rehabilitation is $2-$4 Million (prior to 2020). NRCS Estimate of Total Need An estimate of the total funding needed in Kentucky is 24 x $4,000,000.00 = $96,000,000. The sponsor s portion of this cost would be 35% x $96,000,000 = $33,600,00.00. 7
