SW KS Groundwater Management Dist. 3

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SW KS Groundwater Management Dist. 3 Southwest Kansas Groundwater Management District is located in the heart of the irrigation / agri-business, industrial complex overlying the Ogalalla Aquifer.

Originally incorporated in 1976. In 1972 the Kansas Legislature retified the Groundwater Management District Act. The first law contained in the act challenged each District with a mission founded in the following declaration: K.S.A. 82a-1020. Legislative Declaration. It is hereby recognized that a need exists for the creation of special districts for the proper managmenet of the groundwater resources of the state; for the conservation of groundwater endeavors within the state of Kansas through the stabilization of agriculture; and to secure for Kansas the benefit of its fertile soils and favorable location with respect to national and world markets. It is the policy of this act to preserve basic water use doctrine and to establish the right of local water users to determine their destiny with respect to the use of the groundwater insofar as it does not conflict with the basic laws and policies of the state of Kansas. It is, therefore, declared that in the public interest it is necessary and advisable to permit the establishment of groundwater management districts.

Conservation Takes Planning, Commitment, and Action.GMD3 has spent years working toward a practical, long-term solution ...
10/19/2026

Conservation Takes Planning, Commitment, and Action.

GMD3 has spent years working toward a practical, long-term solution to protect southwest Kansas groundwater while supporting the communities that depend on it.

Read more about our efforts, the challenges we're facing, and what's next for groundwater conservation.

www.gmd3.org

The part of the state that produces beef, milk and grain for our region is running out of water. But plans to save the aquifer are under attack for doing either too much or too little.

Read the Plan at https://www.gmd3.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Action-Plan-.pdf www.gmd3.org
09/24/2026

Read the Plan athttps://www.gmd3.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Action-Plan-.pdf

www.gmd3.org

Groundwater trends start with good measurements
09/08/2026

Groundwater trends start with good measurements

A better year for groundwater levels. Let's keep this trend going.
09/01/2026

A better year for groundwater levels. Let's keep this trend going.

Water decisions have a direct impact on the future of southwest Kansas. Opportunities like this give local water users, ...
08/25/2026

Water decisions have a direct impact on the future of southwest Kansas. Opportunities like this give local water users, communities, and stakeholders a chance to be part of that conversation.

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08/14/2026

Upper Arkansas Watershed Group at the Bottom Line Conference

Address

2009 E Spruce Street
Garden City, KS
67846

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 12pm
1pm - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 12pm
1pm - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 12pm
1pm - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 12pm
1pm - 5pm
Friday 8am - 12pm
1pm - 5pm

Telephone

+16202757147

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