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<br />oa058D <br />'THE S'TA'TE <br /> <br /> <br />OF KANSAS <br /> <br />1"' <br /> <br />WATER RESOURCES BOARD <br />1134.5 ST^TE OFFICE BUILDING <br />Phone 296.118S <br />TOPEK^. K^NS^S 66612 <br /> <br />To: The GoveJLnOIL 06 KaYL6a.6 and MembeM 06 -the LegL6ta.tuJLe <br /> <br />Ge/1..ttemen: <br /> <br />Thib lLepolLt Wa.6 plLepaILed ~n aeeolLdanee with the d~e6 a.66~gned to -the <br />WatVt Re6olLlLee6 BoaILd by the LegL6ia:tu.ILe, ~n wlUeh -the BolVld Wa.6 <br />~YL6t1Luc;ted to: <br /> <br />r <br />l <br /> <br />"CoUect and eompUe ~n601Una.tLon peJr.-tiUlUng :to cUmate, watVt <br />and 6O~i a.6 lLe1a..:ted to the Mage 06 watVt. . . .and the avtU..l- <br />abdUy 06 watelL 6UppUe6. . . . <br /> <br />Wollk out a 6tate plan 06 watVt 1Le60lLlLee6 deue1.opmetLt 601L eaeh <br />wateMhed ~n -the 6ta:te. . . . <br /> <br />Make a M.wiy 06 .the .taw6 06 .th-U, 6ta:te. . . .1Le.e.a..ting to. . . <br />. 1'-. " <br />gag-<-ng 00 6-vceam.\. . . . <br /> <br />and, ai60 ~n eon60Jun.Uy wUh HOMe ReIlofution 25 06 the TfWt.ty-N~l'Lth <br />&enrU.al SeIl6.ion 06 the KaYL6a.6 LegL6l.a..twte (1955), wlUeh 6;ta.ted ~n <br />paM:.: "A lLeIlot~on Wtg~ng and lLeqUeIl.:Ung the 6ta:te watVt lLe6oWtee6 <br />bOaILd to make a 6pecial 6tudy 06 the .taw6 06 thib 6ta:te lLe.ta.t.ing to <br />eOYL6Vtva.tLon and deve1.opmetLt 06 watVt lLeIlOlLlLee6,. . . .gaMng 06 <br />6t1Leam.\. . . ." ' <br /> <br />The p1WnaJuj 6Wt6aee watVt plLoglLam ~n KaYL6al> L6 ellJLJlied out: eoope.JliLt,(.ue1.y <br />by the U.S. Geoiog~c.a.i SWLVey and the KaMtUJ watVt ReIlOWLee6 BOaILd, w.i.th <br />adct.<..:Uo na.t palLticipa.t.W n by -the U. S. AJuny COlLpJ 06 E ng~neeM, -the u. S. <br />Bwteau 06 Reclama.tLon, the Cay 06 WiehUa, and .the Sta:te H~ghway <br />CommU6~on. AU ope.JliLt,(.OYL6 aILe PiLOgttammed and eoolLdbuued thILough the <br />U. S. Geoiog~c.a.i SlLILvey 06 6iee. SirnillVt eoope.JliLt,(.ue 6tate- 6ede.lULl <br />plLOglLam6 aILe 60Uowed ~n o-thVt 6;ta.teA. PILe6el'Lt KaYL6tUJ .laW6 plLOvide <br />6u6MeietLt au.tholtUy 601L .the 6tate to undeM.ake neee66a1Ltf 6.tILQ.am <br />gag.ing plLogJr.ilnU>. <br /> <br />The need 601L a plan 601L eoUecting 6t1Leam6tow data wa4 lLeeognized by -the <br />WatVt ReAoWtee6 BoaILd and in 1957 they dVtec;ted -the U.S. GeotoMc.a.i SWtvey <br />to evaluate the gag~ng ne:twOlLk and Ui, 6utUILe need6. Bu.Uetin No.4, <br />elLtUted "Veuetcpmel'Lt 06 a Balaneed StILeam-Gaging PlLogJuIm 601L KaMal>," <br />