Kansas Water Use in 2000Water use in Kansas, 1990-2000, U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2004-3133
IntroductionData presented on this web page for Kansas include estimates of freshwater withdrawals for public supply, domestic, irrigation, livestock, aquaculture, industrial, mining, and thermoelectric water uses. These data are collected in cooperation with State and other Federal agencies, and are published in the report, Estimated Use of Water in the United States in 2000 (Hutson and others, 2004). This report has been published every five years from 1950 to 2000. The next report in this series will present information for 2005. County-level data for Kansas and other States may be downloaded from the national website at http://water.usgs.gov/watuse/. Years available are 1985, 1990, 1995, and 2000. State-level data are available in PDF format from the website for years prior to 1985. Maps
Total Kansas water withdrawals in 2000 BackgroundKansas water-use data are collected primarily by the Kansas Department of Agriculture – Division of Water Resources, or DWR (http://www.ksda.gov/Default.aspx?tabid=173). DWR administers water rights and requires annual reporting of water use by all users except domestic. USGS assists DWR with evaluation of annual water-use reports and publication of municipal and irrigation data. Information requests may be directed to the DWR at (785) 296-3717. The Kansas Water Office, or KWO (http://www.kwo.org/), uses water data in programs involving the marketing of water from State-owned storage in Federal reservoirs, development of small lakes, regional water-supply planning, and projections of water demands and population. KWO also provides PDF versions of annual publications on municipal and irrigation water use, prepared in cooperation with DWR and USGS, on its website (see Recent Reports). The Kansas Rural Water Association, or KRWA (http://www.krwa.net/) provides training, technical assistance, and financial and managerial advice to public water suppliers in Kansas. KRWA assists utilities with excessive water loss that has been identified through the annual water-use report process. Recent ReportsThe following reports are available in both print and PDF format.
For additional Information, contact:
Joan Kenny |