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Customers Advised of Wastewater Overflow near 1601 NW 38th Street

Posted on October 15, 2024

KC Water crews responded to a wastewater overflow near 1601 NW 38th Street in Kansas City, MO at 1:30 pm on Monday, October 14th, 2024, and ended at 8:00 pm the same day. 39000 total gallons spilled and entered into the Missouri River.

The overflow was caused by a break in a 20-inch main near a storm drain. KC Water is coordinating with an outside group to clean the area near the storm drain.

Buried underneath the streets of Kansas City are nearly 2,800 miles of sewer pipes hidden from view but serving an important purpose: to move whatever goes down the drain or toilet away from our homes and businesses to the City’s six wastewater treatment plants. There, pollutants are removed from the water before it is put back into our local rivers. Our wastewater systems protect public health and our environment, and some of the pipes are 50, 100, even 150 years old and still in use today. KC Water’s Smart Sewer program is our commitment to reduce and prevent overflows from Kansas City’s sewer system.

For more information contact  media@kcmo.org.

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 KC Water maintains and operates water treatment and distribution systems, stormwater management systems, and wastewater collection and treatment systems for residential and business customers in Kansas City and for wholesale customers in the Kansas City area.  KC Water is primarily funded by fees charged to customers based on their use or impacts on the three utility systems