Water Flowmeter Requirements

Accurate measurements of water use are important for determining compliance with water rights, and when necessary, administering water rights.  It also provides data required by interstate compacts and used to manage the state’s water resources. Currently over half of all water right diversions in Kansas are metered, and DWR continues to work toward the goal of having all non-exempt diversions metered.  Water flowmeters must be certified for conformity with state specifications and must meet other criteria for spacing, installation in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications, full pipe flow, and totalizer capacity.

Big Nemaha River Meter Order - Issued October 1, 2012Statewide Meter Order Areas

Forms and General Information

Recent Newsletter Articles about Meters

The importance of water flowmeters for administering water rights and managing water resources in Kansas is underscored by a number of DWR Currents articles covering meter issues:

 Replacement of Raw Water Meters -- Groundwater Well or Surface Intakes - KRWA Lifeline March 2011

Previous Meter Orders

Cottonwood River and Neosho River Meter OrderPDF - Issued October 14, 2011
Marmaton River Meter OrderPDF - Issued July 1, 2011
Southwest Kansas Surface Water Meter OrderPDF (Stafford Field Office) - Issued February 3, 2011
Southwest Kansas Surface Water Meter OrderPDF (Garden City Field Office) - Issued February 3, 2011
Black Vermillion River Meter OrderPDF - Issued January 3, 2011
Big Blue River Meter OrderPDF - Issued January 3, 2011
Little Blue River Meter OrderPDF - Issued January 4, 2010
Mill Creek Meter OrderPDF - Issued January 4, 2010
Verdigris River Meter OrderPDF - Issued January 4, 2010
Caney River Meter OrderPDF - Issued November 2, 2009
Elk River Meter OrderPDF - Issued November 2, 2009
Stockton Field Office Meter OrderPDF - Issued October 14, 2009
North Stafford Field Office Meter OrderPDF - Issued January 15, 2009
Fall River Meter OrderPDF - Issued January 6, 2009
Spring River Meter OrderPDF - Issued January 7, 2008
Upper Smoky Hill River Meter OrderPDF - Issued December 10, 2007
South-Central Kansas Meter OrderPDF - Issued January 19, 2007
GMD 4 Meter OrderPDF - Issued December 23, 2005
Pawnee-Buckner Meter OrderPDF - Issued September 9, 2005

Kansas Department of Agriculture