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, 2012
Forms and General Information
- List of Certified Water Flowmeters
- Notice of Installation of Water Flowmeter
- Request for Extension of Time to Install Meter(s)
- Approval Pack - Information specifically for those with approvals of new applications or change applications
- Kansas Water Flowmeter Regulations (Excerpted)
- Water Use Data Collection Fact Sheet
- DWR Basin and Boundary Map
- List of Approved Check Valves and Specifications
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:
- February 23, 2011 - Southwest Kansas Surface Water Meter Order
- January 21, 2011 - Agencies Initiate Pilot Project for Meter Readings at Feedlots
- January 4, 2011 - Chief Engineer Orders Meters in Big Blue and Black Vermillion River Basins
- November 4, 2010 - GMD 2 Requests Metering Rules
- October 13, 2010 - Web Update: Certified Meters Added to List
- September 22, 2010 - Web Updates: including Meter Info
- July 27, 2010 - Biosecurity at Hog Facilities Requires Changes in Some Water Meter Locations
- July 20, 2010 - Case Files: Meter Tampering and the Revocation of a Water Right
- April 27, 2010 - Water Flowmeter Test Stand May be Relocated or Sold
- March 23, 2010 - Water Flowmeter Summit
- January 18, 2010 - Meter Orders in the Verdigris River, Mill Creek, and Little Blue River basins
Replacement of Raw Water Meters -- Groundwater Well or Surface Intakes - KRWA Lifeline March 2011
Previous Meter Orders
Cottonwood River and Neosho River Meter Order - Issued October 14, 2011
Marmaton River Meter Order - Issued July 1, 2011
Southwest Kansas Surface Water Meter Order (Stafford Field Office) - Issued February 3, 2011
Southwest Kansas Surface Water Meter Order (Garden City Field Office) - Issued February 3, 2011
Black Vermillion River Meter Order - Issued January 3, 2011
Big Blue River Meter Order - Issued January 3, 2011
Little Blue River Meter Order - Issued January 4, 2010
Mill Creek Meter Order - Issued January 4, 2010
Verdigris River Meter Order - Issued January 4, 2010
Caney River Meter Order - Issued November 2, 2009
Elk River Meter Order - Issued November 2, 2009
Stockton Field Office Meter Order - Issued October 14, 2009
North Stafford Field Office Meter Order - Issued January 15, 2009
Fall River Meter Order - Issued January 6, 2009
Spring River Meter Order - Issued January 7, 2008
Upper Smoky Hill River Meter Order - Issued December 10, 2007
South-Central Kansas Meter Order - Issued January 19, 2007
GMD 4 Meter Order - Issued December 23, 2005
Pawnee-Buckner Meter Order - Issued September 9, 2005
