WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) - The City of Wichita approved $125,000 for health testing for those living near 29th and Grove. A chemical leak at the Union Pacific Railyard decades ago contaminated the groundwater. Community meetings in 2022 revealed the contamination, and a study the following year found higher rates of liver cancer and lower birth weights. The community was unaware for years, and most learned about it from the study. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment designated the contamination site as a vertical slice of town just east of Interstate 135 and south of Kansas Highway 96. It is part of the area where groundwater contamination may have contributed to health concerns. The money will match some state funding for cancer screenings and other medical tests. The state says they'll put $2.5 million into testing, but to access $1 million, the city and county must find a way to match that funding locally. The city and county agreed to chip in $125,000 each. "Today we took the first step with $125k, and once Sedgwick County has the same, we'll have a quarter million dollars allocated toward that local match that's required," said Johnson. Johnson says another $400,000 will likely come from the Kansas Health Foundation. "The Kansas Health Foundation had initially offered up to $400,000 toward this, so I'm pretty confident with their assistance both financially and helping us raise money, we'll get there," said District 1 Wichita City Councilmember Brandon Johnson. Johnson says the city is looking into getting long-term testing equipment. That way, they don't have to continue to return to the legislature for funding. "I've always believed the people who did it should be paying for it, but where we are now and why we're scrambling is because we know an injustice happened and were trying to do what we can about it," he said. 1 dead after southeast Wichita apartment fire People who grew up in the area say they need testing not just once but consistently over time. The funding passed Tuesday is meant to make sure affected people can get tested in the future. "We grew up in the area, and all of the kids at that time played in the well water," said Lavonta Williams, who grew up near 29th and Grove. Williams says no one was aware of any danger. "Being the oldest of nine and there are only four that are left, I can't say that some of that was not contributed by that particular incident," she said. Union Pacific is required to install cleanup devices to remove contamination in the groundwater. Three more are planned to be installed. Williams says it's important to ensure something continues to be done. "We've got to stop lives from being lost," said Williams. The deadline for matching the state's $1 million is June 30.