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Draft Kansas Water
Plan in Development
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 approves the Kansas Water Plan. Implementation may be
through legislation, funding, or focus of existing agency(ies)'
programs.
To view the
Draft Kansas Water Plan click a volume below. Please note that this is not a complete document
but a work in progress. To view a schedule of completion of the
Kansas Water Plan click here.
This document is in three volumes plus
the Atlas:
 Draft 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
 Draft Volume II
- Statewide Management Categories and Policies: 2010 and 2015 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.
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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.
 Draft 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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