(Kansas City, MO) – The Blue River Wastewater Treatment Plant is where most of the used water that goes down sinks, toilets, and sewers in Kansas City ends up. Now, the decades old plant is coming down and in its place will be a state-of-the-art facility that will turn wastewater into biosolids. What makes this Read more…
(Kansas City, MO) – KC Water’s Household Hazardous Waste Facility located at 4707 Deramus Avenue will resume normal operations at 9:00 this morning. The facility had to close Thursday due to a broken heater and bitter cold temperatures. While most of the repairs have been completed, the facility may still need to close intermittently today Read more…
(Kansas City, MO) – KC Water’s Household Hazardous Waste Facility located at 4707 Deramus Avenue is closed due to a broken heater. Because the facility needs to keep the doors open to intake and process materials, the building cannot retain any heat to protect employees from the bitter cold. The replacement part is expected to Read more…
(Kansas City, MO) – KC Water has implemented a new policy to help ensure smooth driving after a water main repair. The ordinance, called SR-1, says all excavations or holes must be backfilled with a sand concrete mixture called flowable fill. The video shows how crews use flowable fill.
(Kansas City, MO) – City Manager Brian Platt has named Wes Minder as the new director of KC Water. Minder previously served as Assistant City Manager for Kansas City, Missouri, in charge of special projects. Minder replaces Terry Leeds, who retired last month. Minder, a 16-year veteran with the City of Kansas City, Missouri, has Read more…
KC Water reminds customers to never pour FOG (fats, oils, or grease) in the sink or down a drain. FOG clogs our sewers. Over time, the grease builds up and hardens like a rock. It reduces the circumference of the pipes, restricting flow. You can take FOG to a Hazardous Household Waste facility. Check www.kcwater.us/HHW Read more…
KC Water Director Terry Leeds looks forward to future investments from the U.S. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
(Kansas City, MO) – KC Water will restart the Keep Out the Rain program, beginning November 4, 2021. This is a complimentary program offered by KC Water to help Kansas City residents find and fix prohibited rainwater sources at their houses. In March of 2020, the program was placed on hold as a result of Read more…
(Kansas City, MO) –KC Water held a celebration event today to celebrate the completion of the new Trolley Trail Basin at South Oak Park. The earthen basin will prevent combined sewer overflows from going into local waterways near 83rd and Oak Street and do so in a cost-efficient way. At the celebration on October 22nd, Read more…
(Kansas City, MO) – Today, KC Water joins elected officials, water utilities, community leaders, educators, and businesses from across the country as part of the seventh annual Imagine a Day Without Water, a nationwide day of education and advocacy about the value of water. Led by the Value of Water Campaign, over a thousand organizations Read more…