The City of St. Joseph will start acquiring necessary easements for the Blacksnake Creek Stormwater Separation Improvement Project. The long-awaited project will transport portion of the stormwater runoff in the Blacksnake Creek watershed directly to the Missouri River in place of the current system that pipes water runoff together with with
sewage in a 100-year old pipe known as the Blacksnake Creek Combined Sewer. The project is mandated by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources as part of the City’s combined sewer overflow Abatement Order. Construction is anticipated to begin in late 2016 and be completed in early 2019. The project also includes Cook Road and Karnes road projects.

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