The Mero Street flood pump station protects the state capital district. The sanitary pump station next to it sits on the wrong side of the levee.
The Mero Flood Pump Station protects downtown Frankfort, including state government offices and archives, the Old State Capitol and the Historic Governor's Mansion. The City's plan is to replace its three pumps, motors and electrical systems, which gives it another 50 years of service.
The sanitary pump station, one of the most critical in the City's combined sewer system, sits on the river side of the levee and overflows when floodwater reaches it. The project relocates it to the protected side and separates it from the flood station. We are the City's contractor of record on the new BRIC application for the project, building on the prior cycle's application and FEMA's review comments.
The project sits on the Kentucky River levee at the edge of downtown Frankfort.
Each reached or passed the 100-year flood level on the USGS gage. The pump station is what keeps that water out of downtown.
Over 30 years, a 100-year flood has a 26 percent chance of occurring. The table shows the odds for each flood size over longer periods.