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Water use and conflict in Western Kansas amid Ogallala decline
Investigative report tracks how farmers in Western Kansas reduce groundwater use from 20 to 6 inches per acre amid Ogallala depletion. It details personal stakes, lawsuits, and attempts to impose Local Enhanced Management Areas and water plans, plus state actions, lawsuits, and a possible Missouri River aqueduct as a long term solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaspar Fanning
NRC
Fanning
Garetson
Haskell County
Kansas
Ogallala
Garetsons
O’brate
American Warrior
Sheridan
Thomas
David Barfield
Letourneau
Kansas Agriculture Department
Engi
Neer
Neau
Jay Garetson
Brownback
Sheridan County
Katherine Durham
Jason Weimer
Six Toes Feed
Hoxie
Scott County
Kansas Geological Survey
Ron Eaton
Scott City
Jan King
Kansas State University
State Board of Agriculture
Kansas Ogallala
Agriculture Department
Missouri River
Colorado
David Bronn
Kansas Water Congress
Mark Rude
Lemas
Rude