The Ogallala Aquifer which stretches from Nebraska to the Panhandles of Oklahoma and Texas is getting more attention over the depletion of its lifeblood for farmers and ranchers. And it’s not casual attention.
This time, it is the state of Kansas where it wants more restrictions on the part of the groundwater management districts that control irrigation in western Kansas. The state wants something done about the growing loss of water, some of it to oil and gas operations.
Under a new law, all five of the groundwater districts have to submit a plan of action by July 1, 2026. If they don’t, the state will step in and do it. And the steps taken will not only impact water supplies in western Kansas but those in the Oklahoma Panhandle.
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