401 KAR 5:005 is the regulation that governs the issuance of permits for the construction and operation of sewage systems. In accordance with this regulation, the Municipal Design and Construction Section has the responsibility of reviewing plans and specifications for all publicly owned wastewater treatment plant projects.

Supervisor: Hossein Medhipour
Telephone: 502-564-3410, ext. 548
The section is also responsible for managing those publicly owned treatment works projects that obtain Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) special appropriation grants or loan funds from the State Revolving Loan fund (SRF). These projects require the review and approval of technical documents as well as other items as outlined in agreements between the EPA and the Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet or between the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority and the cabinet.
These technical documents and activities include:
- Conducting Pre-Design/Pre-Construction Conferences
- Reviewing Plans and Specifications
- Reviewing Value Engineering Reports
- Reviewing Preliminary Plans of Operation
- Reviewing Project Performance Standards
- Reviewing Construction Bids/EEO Documentation Packages
- Reviewing Executed Construction Contracts
- Reviewing Construction Contract Change Orders
- Reviewing Operation and Maintenance Manuals
- Reviewing Final Plans of Operation
- Conducting On-Site Construction Inspections
- Reviewing Project Performance Certification Reports
- Reviewing Corrective Action Reports
- Conducting Project Closeouts.
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