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Now you see it, now you…see it somewhere else
Click the link to watch a video of Suzie Carpenter, Black & Veatch design manager, explaining how recycling is a big part of KC Water's new biosolids project. The former KC Water Blue River solids processing building and incinerator stack have been demolished to...
New treatment facility will reduce waste smell along Kansas City highways
A putrid smell had called N I-435 by the Blue River home for about as long as anyone can remember. It’s a smell that creeps across the entire highway. Kansas City says that the smell will soon be, mostly, going away.
The journey from wastewater to clean water, at a glance
KC Water is responsible for more than just the clean water that flows into our homes and businesses. KC Water, also known as the City of Kansas City, Missouri Water Services Department, is actually made up of three separate utilities…
Design-Bid-Build vs. Design-Build: What’s the Difference?
The Blue River Biosolids Facility is being delivered as a Design-Build project, rather than going through the traditional Design-Bid-Build process. So, what’s the difference? Every construction project has three phases: Planning, Design and Construction. Until...
Changing landscape around the site
Due to the implementation of the new Thermal Hydrolysis Process (THP), the smokestack that has been a fixture on the Blue River Campus for decades will no longer be needed. Although it wasn’t visible from the outside, the demolition of the smokestack began May 2021...
Out with the old, in with the new: Blue River Wastewater Treatment plant to use innovative new technology
It takes more than meets the eye to transition smoothly from an outdated waste system to one that is sustainable, energy-efficient and better protects the public. The entire human waste handling portion of the Blue River Wastewater Treatment Plant campus must be...
New facility will eliminate use of incinerators to burn waste
Kansas City is known for sports, barbecue, and music. Now, you can add resource recovery. KC Water is building a new resource facility to process wastewater and turn it into valuable biosolids. The process is called thermal hydrolysis. It’s similar to how a pressure...
KC Water celebrates the construction of a new waste recovery system
KC Water has started construction on a new renewable resource facility, the Blue River Biosolids Improvements Facility. This new $150 million facility will be better for the environment by eliminating the use of incinerators to process waste as well as providing a reusable resource. When completed in 2024 it will be the largest facility in the Midwest and one of only nine in the United States.
City of Kansas City, Missouri announces shortlisted firms for the Blue River Biosolids Facility
On January 17, 2020, the City of Kansas City, Missouri (KCMO) announced the shortlisted Design-Build firms for the Blue River Biosolids Facility procurement. Goodwin BrothersKC Water PartnersKiewit Visit the Procurement webpage for project information, schedule...
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