Governor's Water Conference

Governor's Water Conference

Attendee Information

Save the Date, Governor's Water Conference November 9 and 10, 2026

The 2026 Governor's Conference on the Future of Water in Kansas will take place on November 9 and 10 in Manhattan. Award nominations and abstract submissions are open! Stay tuned student posters, our photo contest and registration!

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Thank you to all who joined us at the 2025 Governor's Water Conference! See the 2025 Presentations.


Sponsor Information

This event is possible through our generous sponsors! Learn more about this year's sponsorship opportunities. The sponsorship form will close on October 16.

Sponsor the event.

For more information on sponsorship opportunities, contact Sarah.Beery@ks.gov.

2026 Distinguished Sponsor & Student Research Award Sponsor

K-State Water Institute

Exclusive Sponsors

Burns McDonnellCity of Hays

Platinum Sponsors
Hy-Plains Feedyard
Gold Sponsors

Environmental Defense Fund

David Traster & Daniel Buller with Foulston Siefkin LLP

JEO Consulting Group

State Association of Kansas Watersheds

Kansas Forest Service

Kansas Ground Water Association

VandWater

Netafim

Kansas Municipal Utilities

Kansas Rural Water Association

Shawnee County Conservation District

Black & Veatch Corp.

Silver Sponsors

Hinkle Law Firm

KS Grain & Feed Assoc./KS Agribusiness Retailers Assoc./Renew KS

League of Kansas Municipalities

Kansas Grain Sorghum Commission

Kansas Association of Conservation Districts (KACD)

USGS - Central Plains Water Science Center

Valley Irrigation

Past Conference Information