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WATER DISTRICT NEWSLETTER <br />FORMERLY KNOWN AS SOUTHWEST KANSAS GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (GMD3) <br />"Me Pipeline" A GOVERNING BODY CONTROLLED BY LOCAL PEOPLE <br />YV4W((6G J, LJJwG J WWW.gma3.org May. 2003 <br />1 - _ <br />HANK HANSEN <br />GMD3 on Smoky Hills Public Television Live Call -in Program <br />hhansen@gmd3.org <br />ASSISTANT MANAGER <br />The Executive Director's of the 3 western Kansas GMD's, along with the Chief <br />JANET L. KING <br />Engineer of the KS Division of Water Resources, David Pope, and a <br />jking ®gmd3.org <br />representative of the KS Water Office are to be members of a panel that will <br />CONSERVATIONIST <br />answer questions from callers during a live broadcast on Smoky Hills Public <br />KENT SHAW <br />Television on May 6, 2003 at 7:00 PM. Call Smoky Hills Public TV at 1-800 - <br />kshaw @gmd3.org <br />337 -4788 for details. <br />CONSERVATIONIST <br />Aquifer Management Protocol <br />JASON NORQUEST <br />norquest @gmd3.org <br />The GMD3 Board of Directors is developing a new Aquifer Management <br />CLERK <br />Protocol that will be a strategic plan governing areas experiencing a severe <br />SHARON MISHLER <br />rate of decline in the aquifer. The first protocol was adopted on October 10, <br />sschiffe @gmd3.org <br />2001 and was very brief and general in scope. The current protocol being <br />BOARD PRESIDENT <br />considered incorporates current and long -term water management goals and <br />BRANT PETERSON <br />is an expanded version of the initial protocol. The Board of Directors plans to <br />Stanton County <br />have the newly revised protocol finished by July 9, 2003. <br />VICE PRESIDENT <br />KENT DUNN <br />Proposed Ban on New Appropriations of Water <br />Seward County <br />SECRETARY <br />A decision is still pending following the December 11, 2002 public hearing, <br />PETER YORK <br />hosted by the Kansas Division of Water Resources (DWR), on whether the <br />Haskell County <br />District is to be closed to new appropriations of water. The time period <br />TREASURER <br />allowed for the public to provide comment on the proposed regulation change <br />MIKEO'BRATE <br />ended on January 10, 2003. The Chief Engineer of the DWR, David L. Pope, <br />Gray County <br />is expected to provide a decision on the hearing in a matter of weeks. <br />BOARD MEMBERS <br />DAVID BRENN Surface <br />Application Process is back to Normal <br />ARLEN EATON Ford <br />WARREN FOX Meade <br />The processing of recently filed and pending applications to appropriate water <br />JAY HOUTSMA Hamilton <br />for beneficial use in GMD3 has been delayed while awaiting a decision from <br />WAYNE BREEDING Morton <br />the Chief Engineer on the pending regulation changes proposed at the <br />KIRK A. MADDUX Kearny <br />December 11, 2002 public hearing. According to Tom Huntzinger, DWR, <br />ALAN SCHWErmER Municipal <br />pending applications are now being processed as normal in GMD3 because <br />CLAY SCOTT Grant <br />the issues identified during the December 11, 2002 public hearing are about to <br />STEVE STONE Finney <br />be resolved. <br />THOMAS FORD Industrial <br />Monitoring and Enforcement of Over - pumping <br />SHANNON CRAWFORD <br />Stevens <br />As mentioned in previous newsletters and other public information, the District <br />PHONE (620) 275 -7147 <br />initiated a program to curtail over - pumping of water right limits in January, <br />FAX (620) 275.1431 <br />2003. Over 300 wells with a past history of over - pumping are being closely <br />MEETINGS: <br />monitored for enforcement that may become necessary to prevent them from <br />2ND WED. EACH MONTH <br />exceeding their water right. GMD3 is coordinating with the DWR in this effort <br />9:00 A.M. - DISTRICT OFFICE <br />as the 2003 irrigation season progresses. Enforcement action will be <br />409 CAMPUS DR., SUITE 106 <br />determined on a case -by -case basis. <br />GARDEN CITY, KS 67846 <br />http: / /www.gmd3.org <br />