Virtual public hearings for receiving comments on the draft Kansas Water Plan (KWP) will take place on two dates and times: at 2 p.m. on Thursday, October 7, 2021 and 10 a.m. on Friday, October 8, 2021. These hearings are being conducted in compliance with statutory procedures for updating the KWP.
The Kansas Water Office (KWO), in coordination with feedback from local, state, federal and interstate partners, is currently developing the 5-year update of the KWP. The KWP is one of the primary tools used by the State of Kansas to address current water resources issues and to plan for future needs. Statutory authority and basic guidance for formulating the KWP is contained in the State Water Resources Planning Act.
At their August 17, 2021 meeting, the Kansas Water Authority approved proceeding forward to the formal public input phase of the KWP update process. The aforementioned hearings and concurrent comment period are taking place in conjunction with this formal public input phase. The entire draft Kansas Water Plan being presented for formal public comment can be found on the KWO website at:
https://www.kwo.ks.gov/water-vision-water-plan/water-plan
WHAT: Public hearings for comments on updated draft Kansas Water Plan
WHEN: 2 p.m. on Thursday, October 7 and 10 a.m. on Friday, October 8, 2021
WHERE: Online, hearings links available at: https://www.kwo.ks.gov/water-vision-water-plan/water-plan
Written comments are also being accepted until midnight on Friday, October 15, 2021. Written comments may be submitted any of the following ways: (1) by U.S. mail or other delivery service to The Kansas Water Office, 900 SW Jackson Street, Suite 404, Topeka, Kansas 66611-1249, or (2) by sending an electronic copy via email to email [email protected].
If accommodations are needed for a person with disabilities, please notify the Kansas Water Office at 900 SW Jackson Street, Suite 404, Topeka, KS 66611-1249 or call (785) 296-3185 at least five working days prior to the desired hearing date.
Note to Editor: The Americans with Disabilities Act, (42 U.S.C. 12101) requires the Kansas Water Office to print the reasonable accommodations messages.
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As the state’s water office, KWO conducts water planning, policy coordination and water marketing as well as facilitates public input throughout the state.
The agency prepares the KANSAS WATER PLAN, a plan for water resources development, management and conservation.
Katie Patterson-Ingels
Communications Director
Kansas Water Office
785-296-3185
900 SW Jackson Street, Ste. 404
Topeka, KS 66612
www.kwo.ks.gov
