MEDIA ADVISORY
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 14, 2017
For more information, contact:
Melika Willoughby
785.368.7138
media@ks.gov
Governor Sam Brownback holds Water Tour
Presenting new data regarding life of the Ogallala Aquifer
WHO: Governor Sam Brownback, Kansas Geological Survey, Kansas Department of Agriculture, Kansas Water Office, and various local leaders
WHAT: Governor Sam Brownback, along with the Kansas Geological Survey, will present new data regarding the life of the Ogallala Aquifer
WHEN/WHERE: Tuesday, July 18
11:00 a.m., Hoxie Feedyard, Inc.
3522 N Road 70 West
Hoxie, Kansas
2:15 p.m., American Implement
2611 West Jones Avenue
Garden City, Kansas
INFORMATION: The Governor’s Water Tour will highlight new data regarding the life of the Ogallala Aquifer, first-hand accounts of progress made toward water conservation and management activities, irrigation and soil moisture technology directing water use decisions, and the impact of water conservation in farm-level and regional economics.