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Fiscal Court hears $3.1 million forced water‑main plan to pump leachate from closed Collins Hill landfill
Summary
Bullitt County Fiscal Court was briefed on a forced water‑main project to pump leachate from a closed Collins Hill Road landfill; Fiscal Court will be responsible for operations, long‑term maintenance and payments to the City of Shepherdsville for treatment.
At its July 15, 2025 meeting, the Bullitt County Fiscal Court heard a presentation about a forced water‑main installation that will pump leachate from a closed landfill on Collins Hill Road, a project with an estimated cost of about $3.1 million. Director Christie Royalty gave the presentation, and Fiscal Court members discussed the county’s role in operating and maintaining the system.
The project covers roughly four miles of force main that will run from Collins Hill Road to Belmont Road and onto Highway 61, where it will tie into an existing sanitary sewer at the new Helen Hights Subdivision. According to the presentation, the landfill has been closed since 1989 and occupies about 25 acres; remediation work is expected to begin this year. The court was told the $3.1 million estimate covers installation to pump leachate into the sewer system for treatment.
The court did not vote to fund construction at the meeting. Fiscal Court members were informed that Bullitt County will be responsible for long‑term operations and maintenance of the forced main and for payments to the City of Shepherdsville for treatment of the leachate received via the force main. The presentation identified the Kentucky Division of Waste Management in connection with the project but did not establish a contract or final funding commitments during the session.
Court members asked for details about operations and long‑term responsibilities; those specifics were described as operational obligations the county will assume but without a final cost allocation or funding source approved at the meeting. No ordinance, contract award or interlocal agreement was adopted during the July 15 session. The transcript indicates remediation activity will begin this year and that future steps will include further coordination with Shepherdsville on treatment and with any regulatory agencies overseeing landfill remediation.
Fiscal Court documents and the presentation were placed on file with the county clerk; the court took no formal funding action on the construction at this meeting.
