Links for Kansas
Organizations > Regulatory/Management/Water Rights
- Division of Water Resources (DWR), Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA)
- management of the state's water resources through administration of state water laws (water rights/appropriations, water structures, water use)
- Groundwater Management Districts
- the five groundwater managment districts are responsible for regional planning and management of groundwater resources, collecting resource data and educating the public about each region's groundwater resource
- GMD1--Western Kansas Groundwater Management District No. 1
- GMD2--Equus Beds Groundwater Management District No. 2
- GMD3--Southwest Kansas Groundwater Management District No. 3
- GMD4--Northwest Kansas Groundwater Management District No. 4
- GMD5--Big Bend Groundwater Management District No. 5
- Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC)
- regulates rates, service and safety of public utilities, common carriers, motor carriers; regulates oil and gas production
- Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE)
- agency in charge of environmental regulation
- Bureau of Environmental Field Services
- administers all environmental program operations at the six KDHE district offices and provides scientific, technical and operational support for KDHE Division of Environment programs
- Bureau of Water
- administers programs related to public water supplies, wastewater treatment systems, the disposal of sewage, and nonpoint sources of pollution
- Division of Environment
- links to bureaus related to environmental issues.