Easy access to information on
Kansas services and programs from a central
on-line location.
The Kansas Water Plan (KWP) 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.
The Plan is organized into three main
sections as follows: Policy Section: This section
contains policy proposals recommended by the
Kansas Water Authority to
be implemented by passage of authorizing legislation and/or budgetary
appropriations. Basin Section:This section
contains the issues for each of the 12 major river basins in the state. Background Information:
This section contains the KWP objectives, statutory framework and
related programs for water resource management categories.
Many documents on this web site have been published in portable document
format (.pdf). Viewing .pdf documents requires the one time downloading of
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Kansas Water Office, 901 S. Kansas Avenue, Topeka, KS
66612, 785-296-3185; Toll Free 1-888-KAN-WATE(R) (1-888-526-9283) For problems or questions regarding this Web site contact
Kelly.Freed@kwo.ks.gov
Last updated:
07/22/2008 11:13 AM
