(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…
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KC Water Implements New Ordinance Using Flowable Fill
Posted on Dec 21, 2021(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.
Wes Minder appointed KC Water Director
Posted on Dec 21, 2021(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 in Drains
Posted on Dec 9, 2021KC 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 Reacts to Federal Infrastructure Bill
Posted on Nov 15, 2021KC Water Director Terry Leeds looks forward to future investments from the U.S. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
KC Water Resumes the Keep Out the Rain Program
Posted on Nov 4, 2021(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…
KC Water Celebrated the Completion of the Trolley Trail Basin
Posted on Oct 22, 2021(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…
KC Water Joins Seventh Annual “Imagine a Day Without Water” Campaign
Posted on Oct 20, 2021(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…
KC Water Prepares Now for Possible Low River Levels
Posted on Oct 14, 2021(Kansas City, MO) – The mighty Missouri River is KC Water’s primary source for drinking water. But if the river ever got too low, KC Water would need a little help. That’s where auxiliary pumps, or ‘mud puppies’ as they are sometimes called…come in. You can watch part of the installation of the mud puppies Read more…
Customers Advised of Wastewater Overflow near 30 West 31st Terrace
Posted on Oct 2, 2021(Kansas City, Mo.) – KC Water responded to a wastewater overflow near 30 West 31st Terrace at 3:00 p.m. Friday, October 1, 2021. The overflow ended at 8:34 p.m. the same day. KC Water investigators were performing dye testing in a sewer manhole to confirm the correct sewer line segment. The green dye and wastewater Read more…