KC Water is working to design and construct important improvements to the wastewater system in your neighborhood. This project will include the rehabilitation of sewer mains, service lateral connections, and manholes in your area to like-new conditions. When complete, the project will improve the capacity of the wastewater collection system and reduce the volume of sewer overflows into local waterways and the potential for basement backups.

You might also hear about KC Water’s Keep Out the Rain program that is actively working in this project area. The voluntary, limited-time program helps residents find and fix prohibited sewer connections at no cost to the property owner. See if your property is eligible.

Project Links:

• Download the project fact sheet
• Sign up for email updates
• Find out more about the Smart Sewer Program
• Download Public Meeting Presentation Slides

What’s being done?

The construction portion of this project includes rehabilitation and/or replacement of approximately:

• 58,000 linear feet of sewer mains
• 900 service lateral connections
• 470 manholes

What’s the timeline?

Construction began in February 2024 and is expected to be completed by June 2025. 

What can you expect?

We appreciate your support and patience as we work to complete this important community project. Customers will be notified in advance of pending activity, which may include: 

• Large equipment creating noise and dusty conditions 
• Temporary street and lane closures 
• Temporary sewer service disruptions 

Who’s doing the work?

KC Water will be assisted by its program manager, Burns & McDonnell, and its design professional, George Butler Associates (GBA). The selected contractor is Havens Construction Company, Inc.

What’s the contract amount?

The budget for the design portion of this project is approximately $10,282,000. 

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 Birmingham/Shoal Creek Area 2 Inflow & Infiltration Reduction Project is one of more than 100 projects being implemented by the Smart Sewer program and is required by the Consent Decree to be completed by December 2029. 

Questions? To learn more please contact:

George Downs
Field Operations Manager
Burns and McDonell
ghdowns@burnsmcd.com

JAMES CHERNEY
Project Manager
SE3
(816) 839-5736
jcherney@se3.us

ERIC MCCORMACK
Construction Project Manager
Havens
(816) 226-1933
emccormack@havensco.com 

BENJAMIN BOGUE
Design Professional RPR
GBA
(785) 393-4318
bbogue@gbateam.com