Courts in Wichita, Kansas
U.S. District Court, District of Kansas
401 N Market St, Wichita, KS 67202
Sedgwick County District Court
525 N Main St, Wichita, KS 67203
Hospitals & Trauma Centers in Wichita
Via Christi St. Francis
929 N St Francis Ave, Wichita, KS 67214
Wesley Medical Center
550 N Hillside St, Wichita, KS 67214
Liability Considerations in Wichita
McConnell Air Force Base in south Wichita (Sedgwick County) is home to the 22nd Air Refueling Wing. AFFF firefighting training at McConnell's flight line generated PFAS contamination in groundwater near the base, with detections above EPA health advisory levels in residential wells in nearby neighborhoods. The Air Force's provision of bottled water to approximately 2,700 residents is a documented public acknowledgment of significant PFAS contamination affecting the surrounding residential community. The City of Wichita filed a water system PFAS claim in MDL 2873 for municipal water infrastructure remediation costs. Wichita-area residents who consumed PFAS-contaminated well water from the McConnell contamination zone and developed kidney cancer, testicular cancer, or thyroid disease should evaluate their claims under Kansas's 2-year statute.