Kansas Water Plan
The Kansas Water Office, in coordination with local, state, federal and interstate partners, is developing the 5-year update of the Kansas Water Plan. The Kansas Water Plan is one of the primary tools used by the State of Kansas to address current water resources issues and to plan for future needs. Statutory authority and basic guidance for formulating the Kansas Water Plan is contained in the State Water Resources Planning Act.
The 2020 Update of the Kansas Water Plan will incorporate the Vision for the Future of Water Supply in Kansas (the Vision). The hard work put into the Vision and the goals created through the Vision process will not be forgotten. The Kansas Water Plan will now serve as the implementation plan for the Vision, providing measurements of success towards achieving the goals addressed in Vision, as well as the other water related issues facing Kansans.
2020 Kansas Water Plan Update
The following linked documents have been reviewed by the KWA and are listed in draft form below.
When additional documents are presented according to the schedule to the right, those drafts will be added and linked below.
Executive Summary - Draft
Introduction & Background - Draft
Guiding Principles, Goals, & Priorities
Conserving & Extending the High Plains Aquifer - Draft
Securing, Protecting and Restoring our Kansas Reservoirs - Draft
Improving our State's Water Quality - Draft
Reducing our Vulnerability to Extreme Events - Draft
Increasing Awareness of Kansas Water Resources - Draft
Regional Planning Areas
REGIONAL PLANNING AREAS OVERVIEW - DRAFT
Red Hills Regional Planning Area - Draft
Smoky Hill-Saline Regional Planning Area - Draft
Solomon-Republican Regional Planning Area - Draft
Upper Arkansas Regional Planning Area - Draft
Upper Republican Regional Planning Area - Draft
Upper Smoky Hill Regional Planning Area - Draft
Verdigris Regional Planning Area - Draft
Acronyms and Abbreviations - Draft
Figures and Tables - Draft
Appendices - Draft
2020 Kansas Water Plan Public Comments
Comments Provided By | Date Provided |
Kansas Wildlife Federation | 10/13/2020 |
To submit comments for consideration during the 2020 Kansas Water Plan update, please email kwo-info@kwo.ks.gov
Kansas Water Plan Catalog
To review previous editions of the Kansas Water Plan, please visit the Archived Water Plans webpage.
For questions regarding the Kansas Water Plan, please email kwo-info@kwo.ks.gov