(Kansas City, Mo.) – The Blue River Wastewater Treatment Plant experienced a power outage Wednesday morning which affected plant operations.
The severe weather that hit Kansas City Wednesday affected the power grid in the area of Front and Hawthorne Streets shortly after 9:00 a.m. This caused the treatment plant to lose power to multiple electrical feeds leading into the facilities. Power was fully restored at 4:15 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. During that time an estimated 40 million gallons of highly diluted wastewater and stormwater entered the Blue River.
For more information, please contact Heather Frierson, Media Relations Coordinator, at heather.frierson@kcmo.org, or 816-513-0280.
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