Wyandotte County in northeastern Kansas is predominantly made up of the bustling town of Kansas City. As such, the County shares the Unified Government with Kansas City, Kansas, in overseeing wastewater treatment for over 170,000 residents. As the western edge of the county began to expand in the early 2000s, a small, pre-owned package plant was purchased for the Wolcott neighborhood to serve residents in this growing area.
The 200,000 gpd package plant proved suitable for about a decade until population trends continued to demand more capacity. The plant’s location in a floodplain also made maintaining operation during heavy rainfall challenging. Flooding of the Missouri River in 2019 not only caused electrical problems but also access issues. A new plant would need to provide a 10x capacity increase and nutrient removal capabilities but also offer a compact footprint as the site would need to be raised out of the floodplain.
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