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3 0007R~ INTRODUCTION "A state Water Supply and Demand Methodology, Kansas, 1987" is a companion document to the "1987 Kansas Water Supply and Demand Report." The state water supply and demand estimates and projections fluctuate with the collection of new data, improvements in the methodology used for making estimates and projections and with changes in the economyo Hence, it is necessary to revise and update the water supply and demand estimates on a regular basiso Consequently, this methodology report has been prepared to meet the following three major goals: (a) document the methodology used in the 1987 Water Supply and Demand Report, (b) provide examples to illustrate how the methodology was utilized and (c) facilitate the use and improvement of this methodology by water planners and researchers in preparing long-term water supply and demand projectionso Backoround A scientific committee on water supply and demand advises the Kansas Water Office on the development of methodology, estimates and projections of water supply and demando This committee consists of experts from the Bureau of Reclamation (Denver); Corps of Engineers (Kansas City and Tulsa Districts); Kansas Groundwater Management District Association; Kansas Department of Health and Environment; Kansas Geological Survey; Kansas State University, Water Resources Research Institute: State Board of Agriculture, Division of Water Resources; UoSo Geological Survey; University of Kansas, Water Resources Institute and the Wichita- Sedgwick County Metropolitan Area Planning Department 0 The Kansas Water Office utilized the methodology approved by this committee on January 23, 1986, in the preparation of the 1987 Kansas water supply and demand estimates and projectionso River Basin Plannino Areas In the 1985 State Water Plan, the State of Kansas was divided into 12 river basins for the purpose of planning for the water resource needs of Kansas. Basin planners make recommendations for the operation of state programs that can assist in the resolution of problems in a basino Historically, local entities including numerous special water districts and water users have played an important role in the planning and management of the state's water resources. The 12 Kansas river basins follow approximate hydrologic boundaries and are named as follows: Cimarron. Kansas-Lower Republican, Lower Arkansas, Marais des Cygnes, Missouri, Neosho, Smoky Hill-Saline, Solomon, Upper Arkansas, Upper Republican, Verdigris and Walnut (Figure 1)0 Hence, these 12 river basins are used in this report as the geographic unit of analysiso