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<br />THE STATE OF KANSAS
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<br />WATER REQUIREMENTS for household
<br />purposes in rural areas have been estimated
<br />at 11,381 million gallons for 1965. The supply
<br />came from a surprisingly large number of sources,
<br />such as wells, springs, ponds, streams, cisterns, or
<br />public water supplies. But, of the 94,913 occu-
<br />pied rural farm housing units, nearly 90 percent
<br />depended entirely on wells.
<br />The developed water supplies on many farms
<br />have been insufficient in normal years, and in dry
<br />years their inadequacies have become acute, It
<br />is not surprising, therefore, that the need for ade-
<br />quate, dependable supplies of water in rural areas
<br />intensified the need for a governmental program
<br />of rural water supply. The enactment of the
<br />Rural Water District Act in 1957, and financial
<br />assistance through the Farmers Home Adminis-
<br />tration, resulted in 135 rural water districts in
<br />Kansas as of the beginning of 1967.
<br />Water requirements for household purposes on
<br />Kansas farms seem likely to increase in the future,
<br />despite tbe tendency toward a decline in rural
<br />population. The farm housewife has come to ex-
<br />pect modern conveniences similar to those of ber
<br />urhan counterpart. Refinements in agricultural
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<br />ROBERT B. DOCKING, Governor
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<br />KANSAS WATER RESOURCES BOARD
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<br />BERNARD E., BENTON, Chairman
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<br />B. J. BRUMMEL
<br />JOSEPH J. POIZNER
<br />ROBERT O. YUNGHANS
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<br />DON CARLILE
<br />FRANK GROVES
<br />JUSTUS H. FUGATE
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<br />KEITH S, KRAUSE, Execative Director
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<br />The Water Resoltrces Board plans a'ater policies and coordinates activities
<br />for fiood control and the conservation and ase of Kansas water. The Water
<br />Board administers the state financial assistance and participation in water
<br />projects.
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<br />Bibliography and Sources of Information
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<br />1. Kansas Water Resources Fact Finding and Research Committee, Water
<br />in Kansas, 1955,
<br />2. Kansas Water Resources Board, Special Water Districts in Kansas, 1967.
<br />3. Kansas Water Resources Board, Indastrial. ManiciPal and Raral Do-
<br />mestic Water Demands, 1967.
<br />4. William H. Cape, Government hy Special Districts, Governmental Re'
<br />search Center, 1969.
<br />5. Kansas Water Resources Board, Irrigation in Kansas. 1967.
<br />6. Kansas State Geological Survey, General Availahility of Groandwater in
<br />Kansas, a map, 1967.
<br />7. Kansas State Geological Survey, Saturated Thic~ness and Specific Yield
<br />of Cenozoic Deposits in Kansas, a map, 1967.
<br />8. Kansas Water Resources Board, Kansas Water Atlas, 1967.
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<br />The information in this report has been comPiled in the hope that it will bring
<br />to you a better idea of the availability of water for rural water asers. Kansas
<br />State Geological Survey; Division of Water Resoarces, Kansas State Board
<br />of Agriculture; Kansas \Vater Resoltrces Board; Farmers Home Adminis-
<br />tration; Soil Conservation Service; U. S. Geological Survey; and many other
<br />state and federal agencies, as well as, well drillers can advise you further on
<br />regional or localized situations.
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<br />practices such as piped water, pressure systems,
<br />and a greater emphasis on sanitation, serve to in-
<br />crease the demand for water in rural areas. To
<br />get a octter understanding of the rural water sup-
<br />ply, this report investigates: (1) Where to find
<br />water, (2) its reliability and quality, and (3) what
<br />areas will probably continue to rely on on-farm
<br />water supplies as opposed to rural water districts,
<br />Where it is available and reliable, it would seem
<br />natural to continue to rely on ground water in the
<br />future, and tbis report views ground water as the
<br />primary source of future farm water supply and
<br />assllmes that rural water districts will develop in
<br />areas where ground water is not generally available
<br />or reliable.
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<br />GROUND WATER-
<br />WHERE TO FIND IT
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<br />e-.. Generalized Well Yields, The areas of high
<br />yields arc usually characterized by extensive sand
<br />and gravel deposits such as found in western Kan-
<br />sas, the sand dunes and Equus Beds in central
<br />Kansas, and in the alluvium along the major stream
<br />valleys. In some areas of the state substantial quan-
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<br />RURAL WATER DISTRICTS
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