Streamflow in southwestern Kansas has decreased substantially since the 1950s, most likely due to groundwater withdrawals, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey study. In some areas, groundwater levels have declined 50 to 150 feet or more since groundwater…
EPA Awards Green Infrastructure Grant of $20,000 to Kansas State University for Projects on Campus in Manhattan, Kan.
Lenexa, Kan.—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a $20,000 grant to Kansas State University to carry out a green infrastructure…
Aquatic Ecologist Says Dams Are Boxing in Fish — Indicators of Environmental Health — Causing Them to Disappear From Kansas
MANHATTAN, Kansas, April 29, 2015—Call them the canary in the coal mine for water quality; small fish species are being extirpated from Kansas rivers,…
New Interactive Flood Warning Maps for the Blue River Basin in Kansas and Missouri
Feb. 26, 2015—A new interactive online tool to improve flood warnings and emergency management is now available in selected parts of Johnson County, Kansas, and Jackson County, Missouri. These new maps were developed by the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation…
How Much Water Does Kansas Use?
Water use in Kansas is increasing, mostly due to dry periods and climate variability, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey fact sheet on public-supply water use from 1990 - 2012 in Kansas. About 95 percent of Kansans depend on water provided by public…
