Federal judge approves revised agreement for Smart Sewer Program (Kansas City, Mo.) – Welcome news for KC Water customers concerned with years of escalating wastewater rates. A federal judge recently signed the long-negotiated Third Amended Consent Decree agreed upon by the City of Kansas City, Missouri, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice, which focuses on reducing wet weather overflows from the City’s Read more…
(Kansas City, Mo.) – Listen as Terry Leeds, Director of KC Water and President of the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) discuss Engineering the Future of Clean Water with Adam Krantz, Chief Executive Officer of NACWA and Mahesh Lunani of 21st Century Water. In this 38-minute conversation, they discuss COVID-19 impacts on the Read more…
Blue River Biosolids Facility eliminates use of incinerators to burn waste (Kansas City, Mo.) – KC Water has started construction on a new renewable resource facility, the Blue River Biosolids Improvements Facility. This new $150 million facility will be better for the environment by eliminating the use of incinerators to process waste as well as Read more…
Simple steps can save customers from expensive repairs & damage from freezing pipes (Kansas City, Mo.) – Frigid temperatures are on the way. This is a good time to take a look around your home to make sure you’re pipes are prepared. Every year, freezing weather leads to frozen and broken pipes. “When pipes freeze, Read more…
(Kansas City, MO) – KC Water will host a virtual ceremony to celebrate the official start of construction for the KC Water Upgrades on Main project. This project, along Main Street between Pershing Road and 51st Street, not only replaces aging infrastructure, but also paves the way for the KC Streetcar Main Street Extension. To learn Read more…
(Kansas City, MO) – KC Water was informed by the Kansas City, MO Police Department that scammers are calling from a “spoofed” City Hall phone number to get personal information. An alert resident reported the caller claimed the resident’s social security number was about to expire. The scammers set up a “spoof” phone number so Read more…
(Kansas City, MO) – KC Water would like to remind everyone this holiday season to properly discard fats, oils and grease (FOG). The best way to dispose of FOG is to keep it in a container and dispose of it in the trash or at our Household Hazardous Waste facility. “Even if you are running Read more…
(Kansas City, Mo.) – KC Water was honored by the Greater Kansas City Public Relations Society of America at its annual 2020 PRISM Virtual Awards Gala. KC Water won a PRISM Award in the video category for a two minute and 45 second video called “Understanding Your Water Bill” . KC Water provides water, wastewater Read more…
(Kansas City, MO) – KC Water celebrated the ribbon cutting for the completion of the Central Industrial District (CID)/West Bottoms Green Infrastructure project and also celebrated the ten year anniversary of KC Water’s Smart Sewer Program. The CID/ West Bottoms Green Infrastructure Project is a beautiful addition to the West Bottoms area. “This is all Read more…
(Kansas City, Mo.) – KC Water and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers unveiled the completed replica of Indian Creek. The 65 foot long model of Indian Creek was built to help engineers better understand just how the water flows in that area and what causes it to flood. They unveiled the completed model to Read more…