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Environment July 15, 2025 - 6:23 pm

Kansas lawmakers outline vision for finding solutions to water crisis, and paying for them

by Sherman Smith and Morgan Chilson, Kansas Reflector

The leaders of the state’s new Water Program Task Force say they are committed to finding elusive solutions to the state’s long-simmering water crisis.

State Government March 1, 2022 - 2:14 pm

‘Shooting themselves in the foot’: Committee guts Kansas bill to protect water

by Allison Kite, Kansas Reflector

The prospects for a major overhaul of Kansas water programs dimmed Tuesday after a legislative committee gutted a reform bill meant to give cabinet-level importance to a near crisis in Kansas.

Environment February 21, 2022 - 9:16 am

‘We can’t wait 15 years’: Legislative committee works to overhaul Kansas water policy

by Allison Kite, Kansas Reflector

Parts of the aquifer in far western Kansas may only have 10 years of water left. Small towns are struggling to provide clean drinking water, and upgrading their facilities would bankrupt them. 

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