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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1963
Page
14
The Kansas Water Appropriation Act first passed in 1945 and amended in 1955 to clarify procedures. It explains how water rights are established for surface and groundwater, the priority rules, and the need for permits to ensure investor protection and development of surplus water resources.
The article explains how water rights arise under Kansas law, distinguishing between use and ownership, and detailing how appropriation rights attach to beneficial use. It describes common law riparian and vested rights, the process to perfect an appropriation right over two to ten years, and the steps from application to certificate of appropriation, including changes in diversion and use within local source limits.
The Garden City Field Office explains the water rights act, enforcement through the Attorney General, and the 1962 Kansas Supreme Court ruling upholding constitutionality. It invites area residents with questions to contact the Division of Water Resources for assistance and records with the county Register of Deeds.
The text explains natural versus accelerated erosion, noting soil moves by water or wind from bare ground and how dense plant growth slows loss. It cites widespread damage from erosion, with hundreds of millions of acres affected worldwide and specific losses in the United States, urging soil conservation and mindful land use.
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