Resident asks EPA, state agencies to investigate alleged environmental violations on county-owned property

Ryan McMillan told the Cloud County Board of Commissioners on April 20, 2026, that he has asked federal and state regulators to investigate alleged environmental and regulatory violations on property owned by Cloud County. McMillan said he had sent the same written complaint to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 7, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Kansas Department of Water Resources and requested "immediate investigation and enforcement," according to the letter he presented to the board.

The board did not record a formal response or vote on McMillan’s request during the meeting. No findings, corrective actions or staff reports addressing the allegations were listed on the agenda. The minutes note only that McMillan presented the letter and asked the agencies named to act.

The presentation places the matter with the external agencies McMillan identified; the board did not direct county staff to open a separate county-led inquiry during the session. If the named agencies choose to investigate, any subsequent enforcement actions or county-level findings would be recorded in future minutes or agency reports.