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Established under the authority of the Kansas Groundwater Management District Act, there are five GMDs in Kansas.
K.S.A. 82a-1044 Priority Areas of Concern
K.S.A. 82a-1044, enacted by the Kansas Legislature in 2023, required the board of directors of each GMD to identify priority areas of concern and submit a report to the Chief Engineer, by July 1, 2024, detailing their priority areas of concern, the nature of such concern, and how the areas were identified and developed. The GMDs must then conduct public education and outreach in each of their priority areas so that the board may develop an action plan to reasonably address the identified concerns based on input from the water right owners and users within the area. Such action plans must be submitted to the Chief Engineer by July 1, 2026.
In response to requests from the GMDs for guidance, the Chief Engineer provided a letter laying out expectations for the GMD action plans.
K.S.A. 82a-1044 Action Plan Expectations
| groundwater management district |
priority areas | action plan | RESPONSE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Kansas GMD No. 1 |
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| Equus Beds GMD No. 2 |
GMD No. 2 Priority Areas of Concern |
GMD No. 2 Action Plan | |
| Southwest Kansas GMD No. 3 |
GMD No. 3 Priority Areas of Concern |
GMD No. 3 Action Plan |
GMD No. 3 Action Plan Response
|
| Northwest Kansas GMD No. 4 |
Priority Areas due January 1, 2028 | ||
| Big Bend GMD No. 5 |
GMD No. 5 Priority Areas of Concern |
GMD No. 5 Action Plan (First Submission)
GMD No. 5 Action Plan (Second Submission) |
See also:
- Kansas Groundwater Management District Act (K.S.A. 82a-1020 through 82a-1040)
- Intensive Groundwater Use Control Area Regulations (K.A.R. 5-20-1 and K.A.R. 5-20-2)
Contact
Western Kansas Groundwater Management District No. 1
Katie Durham, Manager
906 W 5th Street
P.O. Box 604
Scott City, KS 67871-0604
(620) 872-5563
(620) 872-7375 (fax)
Regulations: K.A.R. 5-21-1 to 5-21-9
Equus Beds Groundwater Management District No. 2
Tim Boese, Manager
313 Spruce Street
Halstead, KS 67056-1925
(316) 835-2224
(316) 835-2225 (fax)
Regulations: K.A.R. 5-22-1 to 5-22-15
Southwest Kansas Groundwater Management District No. 3
Jason Norquest, Executive Director
2009 E Spruce Street
Garden City, KS 67846-6352
(620) 275-7147
(620) 275-1431 (fax)
Regulations: K.A.R. 5-23-1 to 5-23-14
Northwest Kansas Groundwater Management District No. 4
Shannon Kenyon, District Manager
1290 W 4th Street
P.O. Box 905
Colby, KS 67701-0905
(785) 462-3915
(785) 462-2693 (fax)
Regulations: K.A.R. 5-24-1 to 5-24-11
Big Bend Groundwater Management District No. 5
Orrin Feril, Manager
125 S Main Street
P.O. Box 7
Stafford, KS 67578-0007
(620) 234-5352
(620) 234-5718 (fax)
Regulations: K.A.R. 5-25-1 to 5-25-20
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