For the design phase of this project, KC Water plans to:

• Divert stormwater runoff previously separated from the combined sewer system into retention basins with native plantings
• Infiltrate stormwater by constructing infiltration facilities below the basins 
• Provide walking and maintenance access 
• Preserve the existing walking trail and exercise equipment

What’s the timeline?

Design is anticipated to end in early 2024. No timeline for construction has been determined.

Who’s doing the work?

KC Water will be assisted by its program manager, Burns & McDonnell, and its design professional team led by HDR Inc.

What’s the contract amount?

The estimated cost of the design phase of the project is $600,000.

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 multi-decade effort to address this challenge through 2040. 

Questions? To learn more please contact:

KYLE TONJES
Project Manager
Burns and McDonnell
(816) 601-2531
kltonjes@burnsmcd.com

CHARLIE SIEVERT
Design Professional
HDR Engineering, Inc.
(816) 314-0225
Charlie.Sievert@hdrinc.com

ANDY SHIVELY
Deputy Director
KC Water 
(816) 513-0304
Andy.Shively@kcmo.org