Number one was to allow the companies that caused contamination to clean it. Number two was to allow federal government to get involved and Wichita to be awarded Superfund for the cleanup. Neither of these solutions satisfied Chris, because both of them forced the blame on to either private, or public sectors. In order to achieve maximum results Cherches saw the need to manage all the intergovernmental relationships (IGR) at the same time. IGR group included:
• Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) – state agency that created the initial solutions to a problem. They oversaw the cleanup and reported everything to the EPA.
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – federal agency that worked directly with KDHE to ensure proper cleanup of the contamination.
• Coleman Company – manufacturing company, which is responsible for the majority of pollution.
• Community – include all the citizens, investors and developers. Fear of potential property value and investment