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State moves to curb overpumping in Kansas water rights
State officials report 1,560 Kansas water rights overshot limits in 2000 with 765 in Groundwater Management District No. 3, including top overpumpers across six counties. Agriculture leaders push a progressive $20 per right fee to fund monitoring, while lawmakers debate blocks and budget impacts amid drought pressures.
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Kansas
Southwest Kansas
Agriculture Department
Bill Graves
Jamie Clover Adams
Adams
Tim Huelskamp
R-Fowler
Senate
Ag Committee
Department
Agriculture Committee
Huelskamp
BRO
House Appropriations Committee
Taylor
Senate Ag Committee
Southwest Kansas Irrigation Association
Division of
General Fund
Clover
Mark Rude
Division of Water Resources
Kearny
Finney
Arkansas River
She
KDA