NKADD and KY Transportation Cabinet Seeks Input: Every day we hear about terrible accidents on our local roads. The NKADD is partnering with the KY Transportation Cabinet’s Technology Transfer Program to develop a comprehensive safety action plan for Boone, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Owen, and Pendleton Counties. The safety action plan aims to reduce and eliminate serious injury and fatal crashes affecting all roadway users. We need your help in identifying safety concerns in our region.  Please take a few moments to complete the NKY Safety Action Plan survey. This survey will be combined with crash analysis and local agency review of roadways to identify potential safety issues on county roadways.  Once identified the NKADD and local counties will work to identify counter measures to improve safety.  The safety action plan will be used to direct local forces and funds and pursue additional funding from KYTC and USDOT.  Here is the survey link."  

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Don’t Drain Your Wallet: Tips for Safe Disposal

Did you know that what you flush or pour down your drain can potentially harm your home’s plumbing, the sanitary sewer system and the environment? By following these tips, you can prevent costly repairs to wastewater pipes and protect the health of the community and local streams. 

  • Properly disposing of household grease from meat fats, lard, baking goods, butter and margarine, cooking oils, food scraps, sauces, and dairy products by collecting these substances in a container and throwing them in your garbage can.
  • Fats, oils and grease can build up in pipes, preventing your wastewater from making its way through the sewer pipes to SD1’s treatment plant. When your wastewater is unable to move through the sewer pipes, raw sewage can back up into your home or hard or overflow into local streets and streams. 
  • Throwing diapers, baby wipes and personal hygiene products in your garbage can. Do not flush these items down your toilet.
  • Bulky items like diapers and hygiene products can also clog pipes, causing backups and overflows of sewage into streets, homes and streams. 
  • Never flushing or pouring household chemicals like cleaners, medications, auto fluids, used motor oil, paint or lawn care products down a drain. Contact your county’s Solid Waste Coordinator or visit www.nkyhhw.org for information on how to properly dispose of these items. 
  • Hazardous chemicals can cause significant damage to sewer pipes and diminish the effectiveness of the wastewater treatment process. Pesticides, solvents and other cleaning materials can corrode plumbing and release toxic fumes through the sewer system. In addition, chemicals and contaminants that are not removed from the wastewater during the treatment process will be released into locals streams along with the treated waste waster. 

*Information provided by Sanitation District One, www.sd1.org.