Wyandotte County's $16M Sewer Separation Project

0:00It's April 24th. This is Kansas News Today, powered by AI. The unified government in Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, is kicking off a $16 million sewer and stormwater separation project. This summer right in Northeast KCK, the goal is simple. Cut down on those nasty overflows where heavy rain sends raw sewage straight into local creeks and streams. This set of uses old combined pipes for both stormwater and wastewater, so when storms hit hard, everything backs up and spills out dumping fecal. Matter and toxins into the water. It's part of a massive $1 billion countywide fix mandated by the EPA, with full separation due by 2044. And locals are footing. The bill through sewer rate hikes of 2.5 to 5% each year, until then, expect some row closures in the Northeast area over the next couple years while crews dig in, and they've got public info sessions lined up from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Mount Carmel

1:01Redevelopment Corporation on Troop Avenue. Keep an eye on those summer rains, folks. This project is step toward cleaner water, but the real works just getting started.