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There are more than 34,548 wells with water rights in the 35 Kansas counties that lie over the Ogallala. And yet, since 2004, there have only been 2,016 fines for over-pumping water across the state.
A senior water user could, for example, only have been using the water during a particular season. Then the purchaser of the water right could only use the water in the same season as when the right was established. In addition, the state may put additional conditions on the use of the water right to prevent polluting or inefficient uses of ...
Kansas overallocated water rights to the High Plains Aquifer throughout the 20th century. Now it must act to maintain what's left of its water supply.
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Water Appropriation – Administers the Kansas Water Appropriation Act and rules and regulations pertaining to the management of water resources. This program issues permits to appropriate water, changes to existing water rights, regulates water use, and maintains records of all water rights in the state. [6]
A swath of showers and downpours brought between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain — in some cases more — to parts of the Kansas City area overnight, and more rain is possible Monday morning.
On July 3 a planned fireworks display in Richard Berkley Riverfront Park in Kansas City proceeded as planned and included the unveiling of a new lighting scheme on the Christopher Bond Bridge (Mile 365). The crest at Kansas City of 32.46 feet (9.89 m) on July 2 was well below Kansas City's all time crest of 48.87 feet (14.90 m) in 1993. [99]
Kansas City had more rain on Thursday than in the past 34 days combined. Thunderstorms give Kansas City one of its wettest days of the year. How much rain fell?