Released: February 21, 2002

Conference Will Focus on Management of Kansas’ Water

LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansans treasure their ability to turn on a faucet in their home and be treated to a cool stream of clean water. Others enjoy recreational afternoons on the open water of Kansas lakes and rivers. But without proper safeguards, Kansans could face a different future.

Presenters at the 19th annual Water and the Future of Kansas Conference will discuss these and other topics during this year’s event, which will be at the Holiday Inn in Lawrence on March 5.

Participants will get a chance to learn more about Kansas water, and will have the opportunity to interact with others who share an interest, responsibility or concern for water.

Speakers and topics include:

* Clark Duffy, Kansas Water Office assistant director, "Kansas Leadership in the Management of Water Supplies."

* Tom Huntzinger, Kansas Department of Agriculture water appropriations program manager, "Current Availability, Use and Management of Water Supplies in Kansas."

* Jim Holway, Arizona Department of Water Resources, "Future Management of Water Supplies: An Arizona Case Study."

More than 20 additional sessions will be presented to cover topics of managing ground and surface water supplies, surface and ground water interactions affecting water supplies and physical and chemical aspects of surface and ground water.

The conference will be sponsored by a collaboration of partners including Kansas State University Research and Extension, Kansas Center for Agriculture Resources and the Environment, Kansas Water Resources Research Institute and the U.S. Geological Survey.

The registration fee is $75, which is due to the K-State Division of Continuing Education by Feb. 25. They can be reached at 1-800-432-8222 or 785-532-5569.

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K-State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well-being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K-State campus, Manhattan.

Story by:
Lucas Shivers, Communications Assistant
lshivers@oznet.ksu.edu
K-State Research& Extension News