The DWR Newsletter
October 9, 2012
Republican River Compact Administration Meeting Scheduled, DWR Completes Water Availability Study of Lower Arkansas River, Bailey Joins Floodplain Management Team
July 17, 2012
Dam Removal: Aging Infrastructure Option, DWR begins MDS Administration in the Neosho and Cottonwood Basins, Staff News: Sachse and Bradley Interning at DWR
June 12, 2012
LEMAs Moving Forward, Declining Streamflows, Intensifying Drought Conditions and Staff News: Lloyd Hemphill
May 11, 2012
Update on Republican River Litigation, Staff News: Dave Jones, Drought Update: Encouraging Forecasts and Struggling Streamflows
May 4, 2012
Rattlesnake Creek Management Program Draft Report Available and Staff News - Morgan Pearman leaves DWR Parsons Office
April 19, 2012
New law gives local control to conserve and extend water, MYFA application form now available for download, lawn watering restrictions in Hays and Tami Andrews departs
April 6, 2012
Implementing new water laws, education and outreach at the KRWA conference and MDS Administration ends on the Little Ark and Smoky Hill
March 30, 2012
Drought Update, anchoring fuel tanks in floodplains and the latest Kansas municipal water use publication
March 22, 2012
Legislative update, proposed rule regulation change for temporary water permits and MDS administration on the Smoky Hill River
March 14, 2012
Governor Brownback signs water related bills, Meter Repair Replace Report, Dam safety inspection report requirements and guidelines
March 5, 2012
Flood Safety Awareness Week, Dam Safety Conference continues to grow in popularity and Staff News: Brenna Stebbins
February 28, 2012
Legislative update and overview of laws to be repealed, Kansas’ first irrigation commissioner and chief engineer
February 20, 2012
DWR’s plan for dealing with extra workload, drought update and the great interstate canal
February 10, 2012
KGS releases provisional water level measurement data, new water bill and testimony on water banks and Governor announces appointments to KWA
February 2, 2012
Amended MYFA bill passes the Senate, Meet the Staff: Cameron Conant, Salina Art Center investigates water and its relationship to humankind
January 26, 2012
The case for local enhanced management areas, DWR staff attend Kansas Association of Watersheds annual meeting and Staff News: Alicia Benson leaves DWR
January 20, 2012
Busy 2012 legislative agenda taking shape, Stakeholder Forum at University of Kansas Edwards Campus and Staff News: Conant, Schemm and Thompson
January 13, 2012
Consequences of meter tampering, streamflow conditions improving in portions of Kansas and Meet the Staff: Steve Samuelson
January 6, 2012
Water use reports mailed, registration open for the 2012 Kansas Dam Safety Conference, NASA monitors aquifers from space
Other Publications and Fact Sheets
Banner Photo Credit: Pillsbury Fall on Deep Creek in Riley County Kansas (
KGS)
