Water rights risk hits four Kansas farm properties in BRO program
Four southwest Kansas properties face potential water-right suspensions under a state program dubbed Blatant Recurring Overpumping. Finney and Gray County sites include Mike Gigot in Garden City and the Beach, Tucker, and Hatcher families. State officials identify 50 overpumpers statewide. no new permits are issued in Finney County as irrigation demands strain scarce supplies.
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Kansas
Southwest
David Pope
Kansas Department of Agriculture
Division of Water Resources
Pope
Finney County
Gray County
Mike Gigot
Garden City
Beach
Pierceville
Arlena Tucker
Copeland
Hatcher
Gigot Manufacturing
Gigot
Mark Rude
Water wars rise as Kansas irrigation fuels national economy
Southwest Kansas experts warn water rules clash with farming needs as irrigation drives a vast economy. Steve Frost of the Southwest Kansas Groundwater Management District notes 97 percent of its 5.5 million acres rely on water for grain, feedlots, and meat packing. Water is described as the region's economic lifeblood and a seed for exports. See Water fight, Page A6.
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Kansas
Earth
Steve Frost
Southwest
Frost
Irriga
Public bonds fund Garden City building projects
Garden City taxpayers cover about 80 million in bonds for public buildings, with Mills setting property tax levels. Bonds issued by city county schools refinance past projects and fund new infra. Interest raises total cost beyond the initial 10 million bond, as explained by officials.
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Garden City
Alta Brown
Florence Wilson
Amtrak
Community College
Melinda Hitz
Hitz
Carol Brown
Brown
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