(Kansas City, MO.) – Kansas City Water Services recently released an annual report entitled “2013 Water Quality Report: Delivering High Quality Water To Your Tap.” The report, which can be found online at wqr.kcwaterservices.org, provides an easy-to-understand overview of Kansas City’s high-quality and great-tasting drinking water.
“We often take for granted life’s most precious asset and the lifeblood of our community – safe and reliable drinking water. This week is National Drinking Water Week, and it’s the perfect time to celebrate Kansas City’s high-quality and great-tasting tap water,” said Terry Leeds, Water Services Director. “We’re committed to providing Kansas City with the best drinking water in the nation, now, and for generations to come. Drink up Kansas City!”
While the 2,800 miles of pipeline that delivers safe and reliable drinking water right to Kansas Citians’ taps is often overlooked, it is an intricate system that Water Services has operated for more than 125 years. Water Services proudly serves more than 460,000 Kansas City residents and 33 regional wholesale customers. Last year Water Services treated an average of 112 million gallons of drinking water per day and tested more than 1,700 water samples each month. Kansas City’s drinking water is tested for over 280 contaminants, more than three times the number required by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
To learn more about National Drinking Water Week and Kansas City’s tap water, please visit: www.kcwaterservices.org/water-week or follow on Twitter using the hashtag #KCwater.
For more information, please contact Jennifer Kincaid, Media Relations Coordinator, at 816.513.0284 or jennifer.kincaid@kcmo.org.
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KC Water maintains and operates water treatment and distribution systems, stormwater management systems, and wastewater collection and treatment systems for residential and business customers in Kansas City and for wholesale customers in the Kansas City area. KC Water is primarily funded by fees charged to customers based on their use or impacts on the three utility systems.
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