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The Kansas Water Plan is
used by the State of Kansas to coordinate the management, conservation
and development of the water resources of the state. It contains
recommendations on how the state can best achieve the proper use and
control of water resources. The Kansas Water Office is responsible
for developing the Kansas Water Plan. The
Kansas Water
Authority approved the Update of the 2009 Kansas Water Plan
on January 29, 2009. Implementation may be
through legislation, funding, or focus of existing agency(ies)'
programs.
To view the Kansas Water Plan
click a volume below. There are also
text only versions available in
each volume.
This document is in three volumes plus
the Atlas:
 Volume
I - Executive Summary; Organization of the Water Plan;
Kansas Water Planning; Process and Purpose; Kansas Physiographic,
Climate and Demographic Setting; History of Water
Planning in Kansas
 Volume II
- Statewide Management Categories and Policies: Water Resource Objectives; Water
Management; Water Conservation; Public Water Supply; Water Quality;
Flood Management; Wetland and Riparian Management; Water-Based
Recreation; Data and Research; Public Information and Education;
Enhanced Stream Corridor and Wetland Management to Address Reservoir
Sedimentation Draft.
 Volume III - The twelve Kansas River Basin Plans -
Cimarron; Kansas-Lower Republican; Lower Arkansas; Marais des Cygnes;
Missouri; Neosho; Smoky Hill-Saline; Solomon; Upper Arkansas; Upper
Republican; Verdigris and Walnut.
Kansas Water Plan
Basin Priority Issue UpdateTable (pdf)
 Kansas Water Plan Atlas -
Statewide and basin-specific maps illustrating various resource
conditions including aquifers, surface water, water use, major crops and
livestock, and more.
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