WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - An effort to improve water quality in a Wichita neighborhood impacted by groundwater contamination took a step forward on Tuesday with the Wichita City Council’s approval for Union Pacific to build and expand groundwater treatment facilities.

The city council approved three bundled agreements for the railroad’s remediation project in the 29th and Grove neighborhood: stormwater usage, right of way and lease.

Decades ago, a railroad spill in the 29th and Grove area contaminated the soil and water that thousands of residents have relied on for drinking.

Union Pacific specified that it plans to build two new treatment facilities and enlarge the existing one. The railroad said that the “upgrades will advance the remediation efforts and reinforce long-term protections f

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