News and Press Releases - 2009
May 2009
JCW 101 on 710 AM KCMO
You can listen to a rebroadcast of John O’Neil, JCW general manager, as he appeared on the KCMO 710 AM weekly talk show “Water, Water, Everywhere” by downloading a podcast from the show’s website http://www.sce.umkc.edu/water_program/.
Deb O’Bannon, a UMKC engineering professor is the show’s host. She explores water issues with Kansas City-area policymakers, experts and community members. Listeners learn how water issues are affecting the economy, health, roads, homes and environment. John’s appearance marks the program’s 10th show.
Press Release Archive
2008
- September, 2008
Prestigious Awards for JCW. - April, 2008
Lori Sand is the new Communications Director.
2007
- September, 2007
Prestigious Awards for JCW. - August, 2007
Beth Brandel is the new Director of Business Operations and Planning. - August 8, 2007
...lifted a health advisory to residents living near the Indian Creek tributary ... - August 3, 2007
Avoid contact with water in Indian Creek tributary ... - April, 2007
Kurt Winters is the new Operations and Maintenance Division Director. - March, 2007
Randy Robinson, Director of Administration, joining the city of Henderson, Nevada, as Deputy Utility Services Director. - February, 2007
County funds major expansion of wastewater treatment facility...add a nutrient removal system and to expand the treatment capacity of the Douglas L. Smith Middle Basin Treatment Plant in Overland Park.
2006
- September, 2006
... lifted health advisory near Turkey Creek ... - June 1, 2006
... has lifted a health advisory near the Dykes Branch ... - June 1, 2006
... health advisory to residents living near the Dykes Branch tributary stream ... - May, 2006
... two individuals posing as JCW employees attempting to collect money on wastewater bills ... - May, 2006
... ASPA chapter to honor Smith with 2006 award ... - March, 2006
... JCW moves to new Johnson County Sunset Drive Office ... - January, 2006
... John P. O’Neil has been named the new general manager of the department ...
2005
- December, 2005
... Douglas L. Smith honored by BOCC. - September, 2005
... JCW mourns death of Myron Nelson. - September, 2005
... Douglas L. Smith plans retirement.
2004
- November 4, 2004
...has lifted a health advisory to residents living near Royse Swimming Pool. - October 20, 2004
... a health advisory to residents living near Royse Swimming Pool.
2003
- April 14, 2003
...has lifted a health advisory to residents living or recreating near a small tributary stream of Indian Creek... - April 10, 2003
...has issued a precautionary health advisory to residents living or recreating near a small tributary stream of Indian Creek due to a break in the sewer line in the general vicinity of 104th and Cody... - January 9, 2003
...has lifted a health advisory to residents living or recreating near a small tributary stream of Mill Creek due to a blockage in the sewer line. The sanitary sewer line is in the general vicinity of 119th Street and Ridgeview Drive...
2002
- December 30, 2002
...has issued a precautionary health advisory to residents living or recreating near a small tributary stream of Mill Creek due to a back up in the sewer line in the general vicinity of 119th and Ridgeview Drive... - October 31, 2002
...has lifted a health advisory to residents living near the Mill Creek... - October 24, 2002
...has issued a health advisory to residents living or recreating near Mill Creek from north of Johnson Drive... - July 16, 2002
...has lifted a precautionary health advisory to residents living near the Indian Creek tributary stream... - July 10, 2002
...has issued a precautionary health advisory to residents living near the Indian Creek tributary stream due to a broken sewer line in the general vicinity of 99th Street and Hardy Drive...
2001
- December 6, 2001
...has lifted a health advisory for Little Mill Creek... - October 31, 2001
Johnson County Wastewater crews are in the process of repairing a 21-inch sewer main at Greenwood and Hallet in the City of Lenexa after discovering a break in the line on Monday, October 29, 2001. The break resulted in a sewage discharge into Little Mill Creek. As a result... - July 3, 2001
Shawnee, Kansas–Johnson County Wastewater (JCW) crews responded quickly to clean up spilled sewage from two severed force main sewer lines near the Kansas River...