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George S. Knapp, who had been appointed state irrigation commissioner, became the first chief engineer in 1927. Under his 32 years of service, various laws were enacted, including the Levee Law (1929), Obstructions in Streams (1929), Water Storage Law (1941), and the Kansas Water Appropriation Act (1945).
It also provided natural gas to several of the larger cities in its service territory. [3] KPL was founded in 1924, and quickly expanded across northeastern Kansas. In 1983, it merged with The Gas Service Company, a natural gas utility serving customers in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma. [3]
The Beaumont St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Water Tank is a railroad water tank or water tower constructed in 1875, in Beaumont, Kansas. It served the St. Louis, Wichita & Western Railway, and was used to refill the boilers of steam locomotives on that line. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [2]
Westwater Resources, Inc. (WWR), is an explorer and developer of US-based mineral resources essential to clean energy production. The company has operated some uranium facilities in the past, however they have recently been exploring graphite and vanadium .
The West Water Tower and Ground Storage Tank are a historic water tower and storage tank located at 310 11th Avenue in Orion, Illinois.The tower and tank were built in 1928 as part of the village's new water system, which had been approved the previous year.
Kirwin Reservoir is a reservoir in Phillips County, Kansas, United States. [4] It is located next to the city of Kirwin in northern Kansas. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation built it and continues to operate it for the purposes of flood control and area irrigation. The Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge lies on its shores. [5]
The Harper Standpipe is a standpipe built during 1886–87 in Harper, Kansas.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. [1] [2]It was deemed notable "for its association with community planning and development and ... for its engineering method of construction.
Kaw Point became part of Kansas City, Kansas as part of the consolidation of 1886. The National Park Service established Kaw Point Park, a 10-acre area including Kaw Point, a wooded area, a boat launch ramp, an amphitheater, and a tribal memorial. NPS designated this a Lewis and Clark Destination Site on the Lewis and Clark National Historic ...