The Kansas Urban Water Quality Protection Initiative provides technical assistance and education for activities and projects intended to restore and protect water resources in the state’s priority watersheds. Coordinated by the Nonpoint Source Section in the Bureau of Water at the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, the Initiative is carried out by two of the state’s leading service providers – K-State Research & Extension and the Kansas Biological Survey.
As part of this initiative, the Office of Local Government (OLG) at Kansas State University Research and Extension provides technical assistance and outreach education to cities and counties working to incorporate water quality objectives issues into local land use planning efforts, including comprehensive plans and zoning and subdivision ordinances. OLG also assists communities in developing local water-quality protection plans utilizing a planning process outlined in the Kansas Local Government Water Quality Planning and Management Guide, published by OLG in 1999. In addition, OLG provides outreach education on a variety of issues related to watershed protection in urbanizing areas.
The Kansas Biological Survey at the University of Kansas provides technical assistance related to water quality monitoring and the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in assessing the impacts of urbanization on watersheds and water quality.
The Initiative also encompasses a variety of related projects. Examples include development of a watershed assessment manual for use by Kansas cities and counties, water-quality monitoring activities in urbanizing watersheds in Northeast Kansas, and the development of a comprehensive database and mapping of public health and environmental threats in selected areas in northeast Kansas.
The Kansas Urban Water Quality Protection Initiative is funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act.
For more information about the Kansas Urban Water Quality Protection Initiative, contact the project sponsors listed below.
As part of this initiative, the Office of Local Government (OLG) at Kansas State University Research and Extension provides technical assistance and outreach education to cities and counties working to incorporate water quality objectives issues into local land use planning efforts, including comprehensive plans and zoning and subdivision ordinances. OLG also assists communities in developing local water-quality protection plans utilizing a planning process outlined in the Kansas Local Government Water Quality Planning and Management Guide, published by OLG in 1999. In addition, OLG provides outreach education on a variety of issues related to watershed protection in urbanizing areas.
The Kansas Biological Survey at the University of Kansas provides technical assistance related to water quality monitoring and the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in assessing the impacts of urbanization on watersheds and water quality.
The Initiative also encompasses a variety of related projects. Examples include development of a watershed assessment manual for use by Kansas cities and counties, water-quality monitoring activities in urbanizing watersheds in Northeast Kansas, and the development of a comprehensive database and mapping of public health and environmental threats in selected areas in northeast Kansas.
The Kansas Urban Water Quality Protection Initiative is funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act.
For more information about the Kansas Urban Water Quality Protection Initiative, contact the project sponsors listed below.
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K-State Research & Extension – Office of Local Government The Office of Local Government is a statewide outreach program of the Department of Agricultural Economics at Kansas State University Research and Extension. The Office provides outreach education, technical assistance, and applied research services to cities and counties and local and state organizations. The Office focuses on the diverse needs of Kansas communities in areas related to community and regional economics, local public finance, service provision, and natural resource management. For more information about the Office of Local Government, contact John Leatherman at 785 / 532-4492, or e-mail: jleather@agecon.ksu.edu. www.oznet.ksu.edu |
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The Kansas Biological Survey (KBS) is a research and service unit of the University of Kansas. Its programs and activities focus on environmental and biological issues at state, regional, national, and global levels. KBS research ranges from aquatic and terrestrial ecology, to remote sensing and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). With more than 30 scientists and other staff, KBS is an integral component of progressive research at the University of Kansas. For more information about the Kansas Biological Survey, contact Paul Liechti at 785 / 864-7725, or e-mail www.kbs.ukans.edu/ |
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Kansas Department of Health & Environment Bureau of Water, Nonpoint Source Section The Nonpoint Source Section is responsible for implementing Section 319 of the Clean Water Act in Kansas by coordinating programs and projects designed to eliminate or minimize nonpoint source (NPS) pollution. The Section develops and reviews strategies, management plans, local environmental protection plans, and county environmental codes intended to control nonpoint source pollution. Section 319 grants and State Water Plan funds administered by the Section are used to support KDHE staff and operations, demonstration projects, special investigations, grants to local governments to develop and implement local environmental protection plans, technical assistance, technology transfer, and information and education. For more information about the Nonpoint Source Section, contact Don Snethen at 785 / 296-4195, or e-mail www.kdhe.state.ks.us/water/nps.html |
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