(Kansas City, Mo.) – KC Water responded to a wastewater overflow near 9204 Wornall Road on Monday, September 11th at 11:15 a.m. The overflow was the result of a broken 10” sewer main. The overflow ended at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 12th and resulted in an overflow of 7,725 gallons of wastewater. The overflow reached a storm drainage ditch that leads to Dyke Branch.
Repair crews implemented bypass pumping to make the needed repairs to the sewer main. Warning signs are posted in the affected area.
For more information, please contact Brooke Givens, Media Relations Coordinator, at brooke.givens@kcmo.org or 816.513.0284.
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