Northwest Kansas Groundwater Management District No. 4                                                                                                Site hosted by: Casey Designs
 


 


Recent GMD 4 Testimony:

The following testimony is provided so that the public will know what the district is saying on their behalf. 

This page is also a great chance to understand the groundwater issues as the district more often than not takes a position on the important issues influencing our local groundwater supplies.



Date of Testimony: Subject / Issue: (Link to Testimony) Venue:
September 12, 2005 2008 Farm Bill Comments U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
March 21, 2006 HB 2710 - WTAP Rep Flora & Sen Ostmeyer
May 1, 2007 Water Rights Transition Assistance Program (WTAP) State Conservation Commission
October 22, 2007 HB 2070 - IGUCAs Interim Legislative Committee
February 11, 2008 SB 89 - Republican River Compact Settlement Legislation Reps Faber, Morrison, Beamer
February 19, 2008 HB 2625 - IGUCAs Hse Ag / Nat Res Committee
November 30, 2009 Water Rights Conservation Program (WRCP) Division of Water Resources
February 2, 2010 HB 2567 - Water Right Notifications Change Hse Ag / Nat Res Committee
February 11, 2010 HB 2565 - Nonuse is due cause in closed areas Hse Ag / Nat Res Committee
February 17, 2010 SB 510 - New "Conservation Use" Sen Nat Res Committee
October 8, 2010 SB 510 - New "Conservation Use" Joint Comm on Energy & Envir. Policy
March 2, 2011 SB 187 - Water Banking Sen Nat Res Committee
March 2, 2011 SB 191 - Water Rights Conservation Program Sen Nat Res Committee
March 2, 2011 SB 147 - Republican River Compact Funds Sen Ways & Means Committee
March 2, 2011 HB 2231 - Multi-Year Flex Program Sen Ways & Means Committee
March 3, 2011 SB 214 - GMD Definition of "Person" Sen Nat Res Committee
August 25, 2011 2012 Farm Bill US Senate Ag Committee
January 18, 2012 SB 272 - Multi-year Flex Accounts Senate Ag Committee
January 19, 2012 HB 2451 - Use-it-or-lose-it Bill Hse Ag / Nat Res Comm
February 1, 2012 HB 2517 - WTAP Sen AG Comm
February 2, 2012 SB 310 - LEMA Sen Natural Resources Comm
March 6, 2012 SB 412 - Sand and Gravel Sen AG Comm
March 6, 2012 HB 2516 - Water Banking Sen AG Comm
September 13, 2012 Initial Hearing - SD-6 LEMA (oral testimony only) Chief Engineer, DWR
February 12, 2013 HB 2171 - ALMAs Hse Ag / Nat Res Comm