KC Water constructed important improvements to the water and wastewater systems in your neighborhood. The project rehabilitated segments of water and sewer mains, water valves, fire hydrants, service lateral connections, and manholes in your area to like-new conditions. Now complete, the project has improved water service and reduced the volume of sewer overflows into nearby creeks, streams, and rivers.

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What work was done?

Improvements to the water and wastewater systems in this area included: 

• 23,987 linear feet of 4-to-12-inch water main replacement
• 7,600 linear feet of total line replacement
• 125 open-cut point repairs
• 83,400 feet of cured-in-place-pipe lining
• Rehabilitation or replacement of 180 manholes
• 377 water service transfers
• Installation of 45 new fire hydrants with hydrant valves
• Reconnection to 3 existing fire hydrants
• Removal of 39 existing fire hydrants
• Installation of 118 new gate valves 

What was the timeline?

Construction began in May 2023 and was completed in January 2025. 
  

Who did the work?

KC Water was assisted by its program manager, Burns & McDonnell; its design professional, Lamp Rynearson; and its construction contractor, Kissick Construction.

What was the contract amount?

The total budget for this project was approximately $27,000,000.

What’s the “Consent Decree”?

In 2010, the City of Kansas City, Missouri entered into a federal Consent Decree with the United States Environmental Protection Agency to reduce the volume of overflows from the City’s sewer system. KC Water’s Smart Sewer program is a 30-year effort to address this challenge. The North of the River – Buckeye Creek Inflow and Infiltration Reduction Project is one of more than 100 projects being implemented by the Smart Sewer program, and was required by the Consent Decree to be completed by December 31, 2027.