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Kansas Water Resource Coordination Underway
Kansas Ag Connection - 03/22/2018
In an effort to promote state-wide collaboration and support of the research needs identified in the Vision, a state-wide research coordination effort has been underway with representatives of K-State Research and Extension, Kansas Geological Survey, Kansas
Biological Survey, the University of Kansas, U.S. Geological Survey, Kansas Department of Agriculture, Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the Kansas
Water Office. The purpose of this group is to coordinate research needs and facilitate statewide collaboration to support implementation of the Vision.
Recently, the group has identified three major areas on which to concentrate efforts at this time: Water Quality, Ogallala-High Plains Groundwater Depletion and Reservoir Sedimentation. Under each of these broad categories, the group has further identified
specific focus areas in need of additional research. The areas that will be addressed first include streambank stabilization effectiveness, irrigation and alternative crop technologies and harmful algal blooms are included in this initial effort.
Small research coordination teams focusing on each of these areas have convened to meet and discuss the needs for future research. The objective of these meetings is to provide an opportunity for subject matter experts to work together to identify gaps in the
research and existing data, determine what is needed to fill those gaps, foster better collaboration among the state's institutions and maximize funding opportunities.
Research and related activities to be funded through this program will be identified and prioritized by the research teams and recommended to the Kansas Water Authority.
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