1. Kansas Groundwater Management Districts
Northwest Kansas GMD4
Western Kansas GMD1
Equus Beds GMD2
Big Bend GMD5
Southwest Kansas GMD3

2. EQUUS BEDS GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT NO
EQUUS BEDS GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT NO. 2 Total Reported Groundwater Use,

3. Average Water-Level Decline Jan 2011-Jan 2012 :
3.2 feet
Average Water-Level Decline Jan 2012-Jan 2013 :
1.8 feet

5. Enhanced Well Spacing & Application Review Suspension Area
Applications filed on or after October 10, 2012 suspended for processing until October 12, 2014.
Change in PD applications moving more than 300 feet or increasing number of wells also suspended

6. Drought Impacts
Cheney Reservoir

7. ARKANSAS RIVER – AUGUST 2012

8. LITTLE ARKANSAS RIVER – AUGUST 2012

9. LITTLE ARKANSAS RIVER – JULY 30, 2013
~7,500 CFS

10. LITTLE ARKANSAS RIVER – JULY 30, 2013 ~7,500 CFS
Flow Rate equal to 4,200 center pivots operating at 800 GPM!

11. District Activities Special Projects
AGRICULTURE WATER ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM - AWEP
AWEP Proposal approved in 2010
Five year program – Partnership with NRCS
$3.71 Million obligated in
~2955 acres converted from flood to center pivot
~3664 acres converted to sub-surface drip irrigation

12. WATER METERING
WATER METERING
Modifications to the District’s water metering regulations approved by the Chief Engineer, DWR in 2011
Modifications require all non-domestic wells not equipped with a water meter as of December 31, 2010, to be equipped with a water meter according to the following schedule:

13. WATER METERING
WATER METERING
All non-domestic wells in the Northeast quarter of every section in the District by December 31, 2012
All non-domestic wells in the Southeast quarter of every section in the District by December 31, 2013
All non-domestic wells in the Southwest quarter of every section in the District by December 31, 2014
All non-domestic wells in the Northwest quarter of every section in the District by December 31, 2015

14. GMD2 PROPOSED
EXPANSION AREAS
Area 2
Area 1
Area 4
Area 3