Kansas Water Congress July 31, 2014
District Update Multi-Year Flex Account Hays – R9 Ranch Index Well installed
Multi-Year Flex Account K.S.A. 82a-736 (c)(1)(D)(iii) Allows for an alternative calculation method proposed by GMDs April 2013 GMD5 proposed an alternative calculation method March 2014 GMD5 met with KDA staff to discuss the proposal April 2014 GMD5 revised and submitted the proposal 450% appropriation with end gun removal (pilot) July 2014 GMD5 received approval to proceed with drafting of regulation to implement the proposal
Hays – R9 Ranch Hays and Russell purchased Circle K (R9) ranch in 1994 R9 Ranch is currently authorized 7,727 AF for irrigation of 5,366 acres Hays has proposed to convert the 7,727 AF to municipal use and transport it via pipeline 75 miles to the North Will be the first use of the Water Transfer Act (K.S.A 82a-1501 et seq)
Guest Speakers
Index Well GMD5 has partnered with the Kansas Geological Survey to install instrumentation into an existing observation well in Edwards County On July 25, the pressure transducer and telemetry system were installed 3 miles North of Belpre The data will be available soon on KGS and GMD5 websites