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To become more involved in the Army’s cleanup at the former Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant (AAP), please attend the annual public meetings and other public informational meetings announced in the local newspaper, by email to our mailing list, and on this website. You can view documents related to the Sunflower AAP cleanup at the information repositories retained at:
 
INFORMATION REPOSITORY:
Johnson County Public Library
9875 W. 87th Street
Overland Park, KS  66212
913-826-4600
ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD:
Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant
35425 West 103rd Street
De Soto, KS  66018-0640
202-815-6779
 
Other Useful Information about the former Sunflower AAP cleanup:
July 2024 Meeting - A meeting was held on July 17, 2024 at the De Soto City Hall at 7:00 p.m. Video recording available.
June 2023 Meeting - A meeting was held on June 14, 2023 at the De Soto City Hall at 7:00 p.m. Video recording available. 
July 2022 Meeting - A meeting was held on July 20, 2022 at the De Soto City Hall at 7:00 p.m.
July 2019 Meeting - A meeting was held on July 17, 2019 at the De Soto City Hall at 7:00 p.m.
May 2018 Meeting - A meeting was held on May 2, 2018 at the De Soto City Hall at 7: 00 p.m.
Site-wide remediation schedule for the former Sunflower AAP - updated June 25, 2024
Map showing the remediation sites color-coded with the year they are anticipated to be completed - updated July 9, 2024
Map showing where each site is in the cleanup process - updated July 9, 2024
Other Useful Information about Army Environmental Restoration / Cleanup:
CERCLA Process
RCRA Procedures
Cleanup Fact Sheet - updated June 2024
Other Useful Information about Army Environmental Restoration Advisory Board (RAB):
The Army will be establishing a restoration advisory board or RAB at the former Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant.  Every two years the Army solicits for interest in forming a RAB.  Our most recent solicitation showed there was a sufficient amount of community members interested in volunteering to serve on the RAB to form the RAB. The Army will be notifying those selected to serve on the RAB in the next few months. Information about what a RAB is and does and what RAB member responsibilities are can be found in the RAB Brochure and RAB Rule Handbook below. 
RAB Brochure
RAB Rule Handbook
The Army anticipates the first Sunflower AAP RAB meeting will be held in the October/November 2024 timeframe.  All RAB meetings are open to the public to attend.  Some meetings will be identified as administrative in nature, meaning no cleanup update will be provided.  After the operating procedures and other administrative requirements are complete, the majority of the meetings will include an update on the status of the cleanup.  These Army-hosted meetings are restricted to discussions about the Army's environmental restoration/cleanup work at the former Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant.  Development and future use of the land the Army is cleaning up will not be discussed at the Army-hosted meeting, as the Army no longer owns that land.
Last reviewed/updated: 8/7/24