Division of Water Resources
David W. Barfield, P.E. - Chief Engineer
The Division of Water Resources administers 30 laws and responsibilities including the Kansas Water Appropriation Act which governs how water is allocated and used; statutes regulating the construction of dams, levees and other changes to streams; the state's four interstate river compacts; as well as coordinating the national flood insurance program in Kansas. (David's Biography and 
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[Water Appropriation] [Water Structures] [Water Management Services]
[Interstate Water Issues] [Basin Management Team] [Comments and Suggestions]
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News:
The May 4, 2012 DWR Currents, with a information about the availability of a new draft report about Rattlesnake Creek Management Program and Staff News - Morgan Pearman leaves the DWR Parsons office. [Subscribe by E-mail]
Multi-Year Flex Account (MYFA) application form now available for download.
A public hearing will be conducted on Tuesday, May 22, 2012, to consider revision of a rule and regulation pertaining to the maximum quantity that can be approved under a temporary water permit. More information is available in the March 22 edition of DWR Currents.
DWR's Presentation at the KRWA conference on 3/28/2012: Roll-Up Your Sleeves Water Use Reporting 
2012 Legislative Session: DWR's Water Resources Bill Summary (Updated Mar. 21)
The dam safety toolbox on our website has been updated to include fact sheets regarding, Conduit Inspection Repair and Renovation, Hazard Reclassification, High Hazard Emergency Action Plans, Significant Hazard Emergency Action Plans, Breach Inundation Maps, Dam Terminology, Selecting an Engineer, Dam Upgrading and Dam Safety Issues.
DWR is organized as follows:
- Water Appropriation - Manages the state's water supply through a system of permits, reviews and inspections.
- Water Structures - Regulates dams, stream modifications, levees and floodplain fills for the protection of life, property and public safety; also provides technical assistance and coordination to local communities participating in the National Flood Insurance Program.
- Water Management Services - Provides technical and data support to all agency water programs and includes the following sub-programs:
- Interstate Water Issues - Kansas is party to compacts that allocate water from the Arkansas, Big Blue, Missouri and Republican rivers.
- Basin Management Team - Works to develop water management strategies to address water resource issues identified in the Kansas State Water Plan.
- Interstate Water Issues - Kansas is party to compacts that allocate water from the Arkansas, Big Blue, Missouri and Republican rivers.
Links to Key DWR Web Pages
DWR Statutes and Regulations
DWR Forms
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