Ogallala Aquifer Advisory Committee (OAAC)

Proposed 2012 Policy Information

• Fact Sheet - Governor's 2012 Water Policy FAQ
• Brochure - Ogallala Aquifer Policy Proposals
• Press Release - Governor Announces 2012 Water Policy Legislation
• PowerPoint - Governor's 2012 Water Policy Proposals - Ogallala Aquifer
• Director of the KWO Tracy Streeter Gives Water Policy Update (YouTube video)

History of Ogallala Aquifer Efforts

• Ogallala Aquifer Management Advisory Committee - Discussion and Recommendations for Long-Term Management of the Ogallala Aquifer in Kansas - October 2001
• Committee Report on Federal Actions Necessary for the Conservation and Environmental Preservation of the High Plains Aquifer - October 2000
• Report of the Kansas Agriculture Ogallala Task Force - September 1993
• Final Report of the Governor's Task Force on Water Resources - 1978

Stakeholder Input from Summit Small Group Sessions

• What is the Future of the Ogallala Aquifer?
• What is the State's Role?
• What is the Individual's Role?
• Comments Submitted via Email

Summit Information

• Brochure - Governor's Economic Summit: Future of the Ogallala Aquifer Brochure
• PowerPoint - Current and Projected Conditions of the Ogallala/High Plains Aquifer - Brownie Wilson, KGS
• PowerPoint - Economic Fundamentals of Groundwater Conservation Policy - Bill Golden, K-State
• PowerPoint - Common-Pool Resources and Collective Action - Joseph Aistrup, K-State
• Press Release - Governor, Stakeholders Discuss Future of Ogallala Aquifer
• Press Release - KWA Chair Appoints Ogallala Aquifer Advisory Committee
• Small Group Stakeholder Input Sessions Summarization of Ideas (Preliminary)

Teleconference on Market Based Solutions to Conserve and Extend the Ogallala Aquifer Presentations - 7/7/2011

• Ogallala & Market Solutions - Tracy Streeter, Director, Kansas Water Office
• Kansas Water Appropriation Law - Lane Letourneau, Kansas Department of Agriculture - Division of Water Resources
• Economic Fundamentals of Groundwater Conservation Policy - Bill Golden, Kansas State University
• Kansas Ogallala Aquifer Characteristics - Brownie Wilson, Kansas Geological Survey

Governor Sam Brownback's 2012 State of the State Address

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Past Meetings:

December 13, 2011 - Garden City, KS - Lee Richardson Zoo, Finnup Center for Conservation Education - 9:30 a.m.

December 13, 2011 - Colby, KS - Colby Community College - Cultural Arts Center/Frahm Theatre - 2:00 p.m.

October 13, 2011

• Meeting Materials
• DRAFT Meeting Minutes
• LEMA Draft Legislation

September 21, 2011

• DRAFT Meeting Minutes
• Meeting Materials
• PowerPoint - Water Banking, Susan Stover, Kansas Water Office
• PowerPoint - Limited Irrigation Crop Insurance, Jay Waechter, USDA-Risk Management Agency

August 9, 2011

• Meeting Materials
• Presentation - Water Right Appropriation & Abandonment Review - KDA-DWR
• DRAFT Meeting Minutes

August 23, 2011

• Agenda
• PowerPoint - Renewable Fuel Standards and Opportunities for Kansas Sorghum
• PowerPoint - U.S. Farm Bill and the Ogallala

 

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To submit comments, email us at: OgallalaAquifer@kwo.ks.gov