The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has determined that a closed Kansas City, Kansas landfill does not comply with state laws for dealing with solid waste. The state has ordered the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City to monitor the landfill and clean contaminated water at the landfill. This marks the first time the state has issued such an order on a closed landfill. County officials counter that the groundwater should not be cleaned to drinking water standards, and that the state should provide some measure of financial support.
More information: www.kdhe.state.ks.us.