Kansas Department of Health and Environment

Neighborhood leaders and local elected officials say the state did not inform them of its final decision. Poor communication has been an ongoing complaint surrounding the cleanup.

The state created a plan in 2003 to keep a predominantly Black neighborhood in Wichita informed about toxic groundwater in their community. It failed to follow through on several key aspects.

The state says its data and models show the lake doesn’t need to be tested.

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