Kansas Water Office Projects

Our project pages are currently under construction - check back in at a later date for more projects or contact kwo_info@kwo.ks.gov for more information on the project you are looking for.

Kansas Reservoir Protection Initiative
The initiative is to protect water supply storage and improve water quality in reservoirs across Kansas. Landowners in eligible watersheds interested in participating in the Kansas Reservoir Protection Initiative can contact their respective County Conservation District or local Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) Project Coordinator.

Milford Lake Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)
Nutrient runoff within the Milford Lake watershed in Kansas is a source of nutrient loading contributing to aquatic conditions which promote formation of harmful algal blooms (HAB) within Milford Lake. This RCPP project would look to implement best management practices within the Milford Lake watershed to decrease nutrient runoff, thus decreasing the introduction of new nutrient loading contributing to the formation of HABs in Milford Lake.

Kansas River Reservoirs Flood and Sediment Study
Cooperatively investigate water resource problems and opportunities in the Kansas River Basin and recommend comprehensive, long- term solutions.

Water Injection Dredging (WID) Study & Demonstration at Tuttle Creek Lake
Demonstration to evaluate the potential of Water Injection Dredging (WID) to address sedimentation issues and sustain long-term water supply storage at Tuttle Creek Lake, as well as other Kansas reservoirs.

Kansas River Water Quality
The United States Geological Survey has partnered on a 5 year study on the Kansas River with specific objectives to provide an advanced real-time notification system with sufficient lead time to alert water-managers of changing water supply quality conditions that may affect treatment processes or cause taste-and-odor or algal toxin events.

Equus Beds Chloride Plume Project
Characterize groundwater contamination extent in the aquifer and investigate feasible remediation options.

Our project pages are currently under construction - check back in at a later date for more projects or contact kwo_info@kwo.ks.gov for more information on the project you are looking for.

Public Water Supply System Portal
The Kansas Water Office (KWO) Public Water Supply (PWS) Portal was developed to update the PWS membership contact information and PWS Systems Geographic Information Systems (GIS) database.

KCC Abandoned Well Plugging
In 1996, the Legislature created the Abandoned Well Plugging and Site Remediation Fund. The legislation established an annual reporting procedure whereby the Kansas Corporation Commission accounts for the number of abandoned wells in Kansas, the funds available to plug abandoned wells, and the multiyear plan for addressing abandoned wells by creating a prioritization schedule.

Water Innovation Systems and Education (WISE)
Existing water technology efforts have grown into a new comprehensive Water Innovation Systems and Education (WISE) initiative. The program is a public/private partnership program that focuses on fostering the implementation of field practices, technology and management strategies for industrial, agricultural and municipal water applications; with the goal resulting in measurable and scalable ground water conservation, improved water quality and overall soil and ecological health. The program is an expansion of our legacy Water Technology Farm and PACE Farm programs, and includes the development of a state-wide Master Irrigator and innovative farm cost-share program.