Water Legacy Award and "Success Stories"

The Water Legacy Award recipient is selected based on significant contributions and lasting impacts on the future of water in the state. Past recipients of the award include Wayne Bossert, Joe Harkins, Pat Sauble, David Pope, Mike Hayden, and most recently, John Peck, Leland Rolfs, and Donald Whittemore.

“Success Stories” recipients are selected as an entity or individual taking extraordinary measures to conserve, reuse or adopt better practices to help ensure the future of our state’s water resources. "Success Stories" can be individuals, municipalities, companies or organizations.

Both the Water Legacy Award and the "Success Stories" are awarded based on submissions from State of Kansas citizens. We welcome any and all submissions through the appropriate forms below.

Water Legacy Award

Congratulations to the 2023 Water Legacy Award winner, Elmer Ronnebaum.

Nominations for the Water Legacy Award are closed.

For more information or questions, please contact: Amelia Nill, Kansas Water Office, amelia.nill@kwo.ks.gov.

"Success Stories"

Nominations for the "Success Stories" Awards are closed.

For more information or questions, please contact: Amelia Nill, Kansas Water Office, amelia.nill@kwo.ks.gov.

Past "Be the Vision" Recipients

2019 "Be the Vision" Recipients

• Garden City Company
• Maize High School Climate Club
• Public Wholesale Water Supply District No. 23

2018 "Be the Vision" Recipients

• Bryan Taylor, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• Chuck Samples, KVOE Radio
• USDA-NRCS and State Conservationist Karen Woodrich
• Weston McCary, Northwest KS Tech College - Precision Ag Program Director

2017 "Be the Vision" Recipients

• City of Wichita
• Lower Smoky Access District
• Wichita County Water Conservation Area
• The Roth Family

2016 "Be the Vision" Recipients

• David Royer, Delaware WRAPS Streambank Stabilization
• City of Garden City, represented by Fred Jones
• Tom Willis, T&O Water Technology Farm
• Spirit Aerosystems