(Kansas City, Mo.) – Bitter cold and Sub-Zero temperatures are on the way to the Kansas City Metro area. With this Artic blast, KC Water wants to remind residents its a good time to look around your home to ensure your pipes are prepared. Every year, freezing weather leads to frozen and broken pipes. “When pipes freeze, the most important thing Read more…
KC Water has cancelled the precautionary boil water advisory for customers within the boundaries of Pittman Road east to Lee’s Summit Road and from E. 43rd Street to 53rd Street near Highway 40. KC Water has sampled and tested the tap water in this area to ensure water quality and safety. Water tests conducted on Read more…
Out of an abundance of caution, KC Water is issuing a precautionary boil water advisory to customers from Pittman Road east to Lee’s Summit Road and from E. 43rd Street to 53rd Street near Highway 40. Reportedly, a contractor installing guard rails accidentally struck a 12” main which caused a complete loss of water pressure around 10 Read more…
KC Water crews responded to a wastewater overflow near 598 North Shore Drive in Kansas City, MO which occurred at 6:30 PM on Thursday, September 28, 2023, and ended at 11:30 PM the same day. A power outage caused the Lake Waukomis Pump Station to shut down which led to wastewater overflowing from a manhole Read more…
KC Water presented the 2022 Annual Floodplain Management Plan Progress Report for the City of Kansas City, Missouri to local and federal officials this week. This report is submitted so that the City can remain within the National Flood Insurance Program which provides flood insurance to property owners. It is also a federal requirement. FEMA Read more…
KC Water responded to a wastewater overflow near 4709 N. Cleveland Ave, which started at 8:02 a.m. Monday, August 14, 2023, and ended at 8:50 a.m. the same day. Crews discovered a manhole overflowing at the location. Wastewater surfaced and entered a storm box which leads to a pond located in Chouteau Park. Cleaning crews Read more…
(Kansas City, Mo.) – KC Water responded to a wastewater overflow near 4922 Swope Parkway which started at 12:54 p.m. Friday, July 14, 2023, and ended at 7:00 p.m. the same day. Crews discovered a manhole overflowing at the location. Wastewater surfaced an entered into a drainage ditch that leads to Brush Creek. Crews jet-cleaned Read more…
KC Water responded to a wastewater overflow near 6839 Askew Ave. which started at 9:25 a.m. Wednesday, June 21, 2023, and ended at 10:15 a.m. the same day. Crews found a manhole overflowing at the location and a grate that was plugged with rock causing a blockage. Wastewater surfaced and entered a tributary that leads Read more…
KC Water responded to a wastewater overflow near 114 Delaware St.,which started at 5 p.m., Thursday, April 20, 2023, and ended at 6 p.m. the same day. Crews discovered a broken, 12-inch main near a manhole in the area. Wastewater surfaced and entered a ditch near railroad tracks and a storm sewer that drains to Read more…
A power failure in the West Bottoms area caused a service disruption to the Westside Wastewater Treatment Plant and the Santa Fe Pump Station located near 1200 Woodswether Road. Evergy reported a power failure at 2:30 a.m. Friday, March 10, 2023. The cause of the outage reportedly stems from an underground power line at or near Read more…