FRANKFORT, Ky. (WMDJ) — Knott County is receiving $2.1 million to expand the Ball Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant.

The funding is part of $6.6 million in Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization (AMLER) grants announced Wednesday for projects in Eastern Kentucky.

Officials say the project will increase the plant's capacity from 100,000 gallons per day to 250,000 gallons per day. The expansion is expected to support future housing developments and other growth in Knott and Perry counties.

The upgraded facility will serve developments including Chestnut Ridge, Olive Branch, Hickory Hills, the relocated Robinson Elementary School and the Phoenix development.

A separate $4.5 million AMLER grant was awarded to the city of Campton in Wolfe County to extend water service into the Red River Gorge area.

Kentucky received $29.5 million in AMLER funding for 2026, with additional project awards expected later this year.