FAQ

• What is DWR?
• How can I contact DWR staff?
• How can I submit a comment or question to DWR if I do not know who to contact?
• What information is available about DWR?
• Does DWR publish any newsletters?
• What laws does DWR administer?
• Why does DWR promulgate regulations?
• What is the process for adopting regulations?
• When does DWR notify the public about new or amended regulations?
• When is a water right (or permit to appropriate water) required?
• What are beneficial uses of water?

  There are 14 designated beneficial uses of water in Kansas: domestic use, stockwatering, municipal, irrigation, industrial, recreation, waterpower, artificial recharge, hydraulic dredging, contamination remediation, dewatering, fire protection, thermal exchange, and sediment control in a reservoir.

• What is domestic use?
• What are the different types of water rights?
• What are vested rights?
• What are appropriation rights?