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KDHE unveils plan to clean up contaminated groundwater near 29th and Grove

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Union Pacific plans to begin construction in 2027 on groundwater pumps to remediate contaminated water near its railyard in Wichita, Kansas.

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WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - For more than 30 years, Kansas, along with the city of Wichita, has been trying to figure out a way to remediate contaminated groundwater near the intersection of 29th and Grove. Trichloroethylene, a cancerous chemical, contaminated the groundwater near the Union Pacific Railyard back in the 1970s. It wasn’t discovered until 1994. Recently, the state approved engineering designs to put in groundwater cleanup systems around the area. The plan would use a pump to remove and treat the water. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment hosted an open house on Saturday to explain the solution to community members. Related Story: Decades after railroad spill near 29th and Grove, cleanup effort moves forward Matt Graham with Union Pacific explained the process in simple terms. “So basically, what we’ll be doing is extracting contaminated groundwater, cleaning that groundwater and then, once clean, we’ll reinject that water back down into the formation, which will scour the subsurface,” Graham said. Those in attendance at the open house say that knowing the plan is important. “This affects our community, and we want to make sure our community is informed and empowered,” said Lai-L Daugherty with the Wichita Medical Research and Education Foundation. “So therefore, the only way we can make sure that happens is by coming to these kinds of meetings, gathering...

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Those with Union Pacific said that they hope to start construction on the pumps in 2027.

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