Background

The site is located in Wichita, Kansas, bounded on the north by East 37th Street, on the south by East 29th Street North, on the west by both North Santa Fe and North Mead Streets, and on the east by railroad tracks. The site is owned by New Coleman Holdings, Inc. and occupies approximately 80 acres.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) initiated investigations in 1983 of the area surrounding the Coleman Operable Unit (OU) for groundwater contamination. In 1987 and 1988, investigations specific to the Coleman OU were conducted. These investigations concluded ...
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