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Water. KC Water’s primary system includes a 240-million gallon per day treatment plant, 4 major pump stations, 14 re-pump stations, numerous water storage facilities, and approximately 2,800 miles of water mains. Treated water service is provided to approximately 172,000 customers inside and outside the City and 34 active wholesale customers.
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Mechanical Contractors Association of Kansas City Honored KC...
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KC Water protects and enhances one of Kansas City’s most...
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Water Reports Consumer Confidence Report To obtain a printed...
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Overview KC Water manages 630 miles of sewers and more than...
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KC Water 4800 E. 63 rd Street Kansas City, MO 64133 Phone:...
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Kansas City, Mo., voters on April 5, 2022, authorized the...
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There are two hypochloride pumps to treat the water that gets pumped into the holding tank and then there are two sodium bisulfide pumps that take the hypochloride back out after the water was treated before a bypass.
There are approximately 40,000 parking spaces in Downtown Kansas City, including on street parking, 8 municipal parking garages and two surface lots. View a list of city garages, each with their own unique characteristics.
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Reduces stormwater runoff by 80-97% for rainfall events up to .5 in. Monitoring during 2.72-in and 3.12-in rainfall events showed reductions of 68% and 32%, respectively.Captures and slow-releases rainwater at a rate consistent with its design. For 1.1-in and 3.15-in rain events, only 27% and 67% of storage depth capacity was used.Sequesters 3,537 lbs of atmospheric carbon and intercepts 4,156 gallons of stormwater annually in 101 newly-planted trees.Reduces parking lot surface temperature in areas of concrete and pavers by an average 8.5° F compared to the typical dark asphalt parking lot on the same site.Creates opportunities for 42% of 43 surveyed employee survey respondents to socialize with co-workers, get fresh air, or spend time alone.Improves perception of safety in parking lots and walkways for 72% of 43 of survey respondents.Encourages physical activity along the perimeter walking trail for 54% of 43 survey respondents, more than triple the usage prior to site redesign.Provides green infrastructure-related educational opportunities to site visitors; 53% of 43 employee survey respondents report having mentioned green infrastructure improvements to visitors or have...Saves $8,800 in annual mowing costs by planting shortgrass prairie and native species instead of traditional fescue.Saves an estimated $34,635 in annual potable water costs compared to a traditional irrigated turf landscape.Mar 12, 2018 · The new station near NE Barry Road and Shoal Creek Parkway will have three pumps and room for a fourth. Each pump will have the capacity to push 4,300 gallons of water per minute. Combined, that’s more than 15 million gallons a day.
Jul 13, 2020 · In 2015, the city’s Water Services Department turned the parking lot of its Swope Park offices into a testbed for a variety of permeable and porous paving technologies, which allow water...
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BPU’s state-of-the art water system has the capacity to pump 72 million gallons of water a day (MGD), including. To learn more, visit BPU’s web site at www.bpu.com, or go to the Environmental Protection Agency Web site at www.epa.gov/safewater.
