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Engineers and researchers are addressing sediment buildup at John Redmond Reservoir in Coffey County, Kansas, which impacts water supply for local communities and Evergy's Wolf Creek Nuclear Generating Station. A new report outlines sediment accumulation reducing storage capacity by 44% as of 2025. Kansas lawmakers have approved $1.5 million for hydrosuction sediment removal, a method that could provide cost-effective solutions for sediment management at the reservoir and other similar sites.