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Environmental services reports rise in wastewater permits, outlines nuisance cleanups and grant use
Summary
Northeast Kansas Environmental Services told the Atchison County Commission it handled 31 new wastewater permit applications in 2025 (up from 18 in 2024), completed 16 final permits, performed 11 property resale evaluations and used a $75,000 grant to fund four wastewater-system installations across five counties; staff described several nuisance properties being addressed.
Martha Smith, director of Northeast Kansas Environmental Services, briefed the Atchison County Commission on April 21 about the agency’s 2025 activities and ongoing nuisance-property work.
Smith said the agency permitted 31 new wastewater systems in 2025, up from 18 in 2024. She said 16 systems achieved final-use permits during the year, and that the office conducted 11 property-resale wastewater evaluations — inspections requested during real-estate transactions — and performed eight private-well water checks in 2024. Smith described routine consultations to help property owners plan septic…
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