KS Govt Knew About Contaminated Well Water In Wichita Neighborhoods, Did Nothing For 6 Years

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The state allowed hundreds of residents in two Wichita-area neighborhoods to drink contaminated water for years without telling them, despite warning signs of contamination close to water wells used for drinking, washing and bathing. In 2011, while investigating the possible expansion of a Kwik Shop, the state discovered dry cleaning chemicals had contaminated groundwater at 412 W. Grand in Haysville.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment didn’t act for more than six years.

It didn’t test private wells less than a mile away. Nor did it notify residents that their drinking wells could be contaminated with dry cleaning chemicals, known as perchloroethylene, so they could test the water themselves. “We didn’t find out for 7 years,” said Joe Hufman, whose well was contaminated by a Haysville dry cleaner. “Haysville knew it. KDHE knew it. Kwik Shop knew it.”

Leo Henning, who is the director of environment for the KDHE, said the state acted as soon as it found out that the contamination had reached the drinking water wells.

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https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article216625720.html

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1. And it won't matter

Because the brain dead f**kers in Kansas will still vote for Kobach, because he hates people of color as much as most of the white people do!!!!

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2. well, ir's no wonder they are brain dead, according this news.

Maybe if we got them decent drinking water......