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A nearly $14 million project is planned to clean up a contaminant that dates to the early 1990s in the NE Wichita neighborhood of Millair. The contaminant, trichloroethylene, commonly used to degrease metals has been traced back to the Union Pacific railyard by the City of Wichita and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE).
The contaminant can cause health problems, including kidney cancer. The toxic groundwater and soil run 2.9 miles across northeast Wichita and are sitting on the football field at Gordon Park. The KDHE is seeking input on the cleanup.