A department of Johnson County, KS

>Turkey Creek, Mission Main, and Leawood Service Areas

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Quick Facts

This project will involve a series of inspections, including televising of sewer lines and house service laterals, visually inspecting homes and businesses (including internal basement plumbing), manhole inspections, smoke testing, and various other inspections. The project will take place in three selected areas suspected of having high I&I.

Turkey Creek (Shawnee - Vicinity of Quivira Road from Johnson Drive to 50th Street)
677	Buildings
50,000	Feet of Sewer
203	Manholes
Mission Main (Prairie Village - Vicinity of Roe Avenue from 75th Street to 79th Street)
288	Buildings
20,000	Feet of Sewer
111	Manholes
Leawood (Lee Boulevard to State Line and 80th to 87th Street)
327	Buildings
35,000	Feet of Sewer
170	Manholes

Watch for Updates! Subject to Change!

Field Inspections & Building Inspections are underway:

Building inspections are currently being scheduled and conducted in the Turkey Creek Watershed (Northeast Shawnee) and the Mission Main Watershed (Prairie Village). We will begin contacting people to schedule inspections in the Leawood area in late June and early July.

Manhole inspections are taking place in June in Shawnee and Prairie Village and will take place in Leawood in July.

Televising of sewer mains by Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) is currently taking place in Shawnee and will begin in Prairie Village in late June and in Leawood in July

Key Contacts

I&I Hotline: Schedule an inspection by phone or email!
(913) 486-5514
IandIhotline@hdrinc.com
JCW Customer Contacts
Primary: Troy Young or Tim Ramey (913) 715-8569 Troy.Young@JCW.org
Project Manager: Dan Ott (913) 715-8544 Dan.Ott@JCW.org
Consultant - TREKK Design Group
Field Inspection Manager: Ron Thomann (816) 874-4655 RThomann@TREKKLLC.com
Consultant - HDR/Archer
Project Manager: Bryce Banion (816) 347-1157 Bryce.Banion@HDRINC.com

Correspondence and Documents

> General Notification Letter (4/3/09) PDF 529 KB
> Kansas City Star / North Kansas City surveys its sewer links (3/14/09) PDF 500 KB

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

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1. Who is conducting the study?
2. Who is performing the inspections?
3. Do I have to be at home during the building inspections?
4. Will I be notified if something is wrong with my sewer system?
5. How long will the inspection take?

Q: Who is conducting the study?

A: Johnson County Wastewater (JCW) is conducting the study.

Q: Who is performing the inspections?

A: The engineering firms of Black & Veatch/TREKK and CH2M HILL/HDR/Archer will be involved in the inspection program. Most of the field work will be performed by TREKK with some participation by HDR/Archer.

Q: Do I have to be at home during the building inspections?

A: The owner or tenant must be at home during the inspection.

Q: Will I be notified if something is wrong with my sewer system?

A: The inspector will notify you immediately of any defect or service line blockage observed during the inspection that should be addressed to avoid an imminent sewer backup. You will not be notified immediately of defects that are not imminent in nature. However, prior to the construction/rehabilitation phase of the project you will be notified of any deficiencies within your sewer system and a schedule will be proposed for correcting the deficiencies.

Q: How long will the inspection take?

A: Typically 30 to 60 minutes.