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Customers Advised of Wastewater Overflow near 3051 Central Ave.    

Posted on April 17, 2020

(Kansas City, Mo.) – KC Water responded to a wastewater overflow near 3051 Central Ave. at 12:20 p.m. Friday, April 17, 2020. The overflow ended the same day at 2:40 p.m. and spilled approximately 1,400 gallons of wastewater.  A manhole was found overflowing near the area.  Wastewater surfaced and entered into a catch basin which leads to Penn Valley Lake. Crews cleaned rock and debris that plugged the 12” pipe and restored normal flow to the pipe. Crews used a video camera to confirm that all stoppage had been removed.

For more information contact Heather Frierson, KC Water Media Relations Coordinator, at heather.frierson@kcmo.org 816-513-0280, cell 816-674-0211.

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