Update |KC water said power at the plant was restored at around 4:30 p.m. Restart operations are underway.
Original Story | KC Water’s Blue River Wastewater Treatment Plant lost power on Friday night after storms moved into the area.
As a result, untreated wastewater was being discharged into the Blue River.
Prior to the power outage the plant was treating about 3.5 million gallons an hour.
It's not known exactly how much waste is exiting above the plant.
The incident has been reported to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
Crews are working to restore power as soon as possible.
The Blue River Wastewater Treatment Plant at 7300 Hawthorne Road is the city's largest wastewater treatment plant.
The plant treats more than half of Kansas City's wastewater.
City crews are working to learn how much untreated water is going into the Blue River.
