(Kansas City, MO) – KC Water will start demolishing buildings at 103rd and Wornall on Monday. The project will rip out buildings and pavement and revert the land to a natural greenspace along the flood-prone Indian Creek. Join us for the demolition kick-off event on Monday, September 30, 2019. The City acquired the vacant property Read more…
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Customers Advised of Wastewater Overflow Near 258 W. Third Street
Posted on Sep 10, 2019(Kansas City, Mo.) – KC Water responded to a wastewater overflow near 258 W. 3rd Street, at 11:00 a.m. Monday, September 9, 2019. The overflow ended today at 2:30 p.m. and spilled approximately 61,800 gallons of wastewater. A manhole was found overflowing at this location. Cleaning crews removed debris and gravel from the manhole restoring Read more…
Customers Advised of Wastewater Overflow Near 9204 Wornall Road
Posted on Aug 31, 2019(Kansas City, Mo.) – KC Water responded to a wastewater overflow near 9204 Wornall Road Friday, August 30, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. The overflow ended the same night at 6:30 p.m. and spilled approximately 4,500 gallons of wastewater. A manhole was found overflowing at this location. Crews opened up the grease stoppage and restored normal Read more…
KC Water To Begin Waldo Area Water Main Replacement Project After Labor Day
Posted on Aug 30, 2019(Kansas City, MO) – Weather permitting, construction begins September 3rd on the water main replacement project at 75th and Wornall. It has been a long time in the making for this much needed project, now KC Water will begin to replace century old pipes. Water mains will be replaced with larger and more durable pipes which Read more…
Customers Advised of Wastewater Overflow Near 5420 Paseo Blvd.
Posted on Aug 30, 2019(Kansas City, Mo.) – KC Water responded to a wastewater overflow near 5420 Paseo Blvd. Thursday, August 29, 2019 at 8:30 p.m. The overflow ended the same night at 9:40 p.m. and spilled approximately 700 gallons of wastewater. A manhole was found overflowing at this location. Wastewater traveled along the curb and entered into a Read more…
KC Water Wastewater Facilities Experience Effects of Heavy Rain
Posted on Aug 26, 2019(Kansas City, Mo.) – Heavy rainfall affected operations at two wastewater pump stations and caused highly diluted wastewater to spill into local waterways. Below are the pump stations that were affected and the creeks where the overflow occurred: Buckeye Creek Pump Station, 5201 NE Birmingham Road – into Rock Creek which leads to the Missouri Read more…
KC Water Receives National Peak Performance Awards, Four Wastewater Treatment Plants Honored for Outstanding Compliance Records
Posted on Aug 13, 2019(Kansas City, Mo.) – Every day, toilets and drains across Kansas City send millions of gallons of wastewater away from homes and businesses. That dirty water goes to treatment plants where KC Water cleans it and returns it to the Missouri River in better condition than when it was received. Recently, The National Association of Read more…
KC Water to Hold Public Meeting for Water Main Replacements in the Waldo Area
Posted on Aug 6, 2019(Kansas City, Mo.) – KC Water will begin a series of water main replacements in the Waldo area of south Kansas City to replace century old pipes. With 5.8 miles of new piping to replace, it is one of the largest water main replacement projects currently underway at KC Water. Only specific mains (per the Read more…
Customers Advised of Wastewater Overflow Near 5035 Raytown Road
Posted on Jul 31, 2019(Kansas City, Mo.) – KC Water responded to a wastewater overflow near 5035 Raytown Road which started on July 31, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. and ended August 1, 2019 at 4:25 p.m. A collapsed manhole was found at this location with wastewater surfacing which spilled into Round Grove Creek. Wastewater repair crews are on site. Read more…
KC Water Crews Work Hard but Safely During Extreme Heat Warning
Posted on Jul 18, 2019(Kansas City, MO) – The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning which will produce a combination of dangerous heat and humidity throughout the Midwest. Even when there is an excessive heat warning in the forecast, work continues for KC Water. On days like these, crews keep cool with plenty of water and Read more…