Kansas City Water Wastewater Facilities Experience Effects Of Heavy Rain   

Kansas City MO

03 June, 2022

12:58 AM

Description

Press release from Kansas City Water: June 1, 2022 (Kansas City, Mo.) – Heavy rainfall has affected operations at three wastewater pump stations. This is causing highly diluted wastewater to spill into local waterways. The affected facilities are: 1.) Line Creek Pump Station, 2500 NW Tullison 2.) Pied Creek Pump Station, 6615 Eastside Drive 3.) Burlington Creek Pump Station, 4700 NW Green Hills Road The Line Creek Pump Station is receiving more flow than can be pumped to the wastewater treatment plant. As a result, highly diluted wastewater has entered waterways which flow into the Missouri River. This overflow began at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Heavy rainfall caused an overflow at the Pied Creek Pump Station. It began at 9:26 a.m. Tuesday, May 31, 2022 and is ongoing. Highly diluted wastewater spilled into Walnut Creek. A wastewater overflow also occurred at the Burlington Creek Pump Station. This event, caused by heavy rainfall, began at 8:48 a.m. Tuesday, May 31, 2022 and is ongoing sending highly diluted wastewater into Walnut Creek. Crews are monitoring each location and have installed by-pass pumping where appropriate. This press release was produced by Kansas City Water. The views expressed here are the author's own.