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Sedgwick County approves state-funded testing program after decades-old TCE plume draws public concern
Summary
The county board voted to sign a memorandum of agreement with KDHE to accept $1.5 million in state funds and pursue up to $2.5 million for testing tied to the 20th and Grove trichloroethylene contamination; commissioners said the MOA is a first step but not a long-term solution.
Sedgwick County commissioners on Wednesday approved a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) to receive state funding to support medical testing for residents exposed to historic solvent contamination near 20th and Grove.
The MOA would unlock $1,500,000 in state money immediately and make an additional $1,000,000 available on a dollar-for-dollar local match basis. The funds are intended primarily to support testing and related health services for people living in the KDHE-designated health study area tied to the trichloroethylene (TCE) plume, and may be used for other contamination sites in Sedgwick County if available and approved.
County Manager Tom Stoltz said the state has been overseeing remediation of soil and groundwater contamination at the former Union Pacific rail yard site since the 1990s, and that the MOA is meant to help residents access testing and clinical…
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