CENTRAL KANSAS WATER BANK P O Box 7 Stafford, Kansas, Tele:6202345352 email: gmd5earthlink'net

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CENTRAL KANSAS WATER BANK P O Box 7 -
Stafford, Kansas, Tele620-234-5352email
gmd5_at_earthlink.net
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1997 Kansas Water Plan stated goal for Water
Banking in Kansas

• Efficiently allocate water resources to
  achieve economic growth while protecting the
  public interest in such resources through
  encouraged conservation and management of
  existing water rights.

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OBJECTIVES

• Add flexibility in closed areas
• Reduce water use in over appropriated areas
• Reduce impact of pumping on to streams

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KANSAS WATER BANKING ACT

• Signed by the governor in May 2001
• Defines a water bank as a not-for-profit
  corporation that (1) Leases water from water
  rights that has been deposited in the bank and
  (2) provides for safe deposit accounts.

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CENTRAL KANSAS WATER BANK

• Working through GMD5 to start initial bank.
• Steering committee established to draft charter.
• Developed first draft and submitted to chief
  engineer in May 2002.
• Received first review comments from chief
  engineer in September 2002.
• Second draft submitted to chief engineer April
  03.
• Third draft submitted August 03

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Charter

• Outlines the location, boundaries, and
  organizational rules.
• Defines
• conservation programs,
• bankable water rights,
• hydrologic units and associated guidelines.
• Sets forth procedures for the deposit and leases
  and the safe deposit account programs.

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PROGRAMS

• DEPOSITS AND LEASES

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DEPOSITS

• Water right must be determined bankable.
• Water right must be in good standing, and be
  certified.
• Amount of a water right that is bankable will be
  85 of an individuals average water use for the
  period 1987 through 1996.

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Bulletin Board Postings
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Leases

• Any water leased must be used within the bank
  boundary and in the same hydrologic unit from
  which the water right authorizing diversion of
  the water is deposited.
• K.S.A. 82a-763(b)(1)

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Conservation Component

• All leases will be subject to the conservation
  program.
• A minimum 10 conservation component must be
  achieved.
• Net consumptive use must not be increased.

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Point System

• System developed to determine conservation
  elements based upon
• 1. Number of wells within two mile area
• 2. Water level changes since
  predevelopment
• 3. Amount of saturated thickness

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Lease Example

• Water user wants to lease 150 AF
• After applying conservation component of 20 he
  must buy 187.5

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Water User Purchases

• 35 AF from Posting 5 350.00
• 25 AF from Posting 4 375.00
• 85 AF from Posting 9 1,275.00
• 42.5 AF from Posting 1 1,062.50
• Total of 187.5 AF for 3,062.50

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PROGRAMS

• DEPOSITS AND LEASES

• SAFE DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS

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SAFE DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS

• Carry over a certain percent of unused water from
  one year to the next
• Requires water users to monitor water use and
  report more accurately
• Promotes conservation (incentive to save water)

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Accounting

• Water use tracking system of all deposits and
  leases will be developed to assure accountability
  of conservation efforts.
• Annual reports must be generated and submitted to
  the chief engineer.

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HYDROLOGIC MONITORING

• A total of 367 well sites will be used to
  monitor water levels within the bank boundary
• There will be annual reviews of all climatic
  conditions, water use, and water levels.

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COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT

• Procedures are being developed to address
  non-compliance with the Banking Program
• Contracts will be developed between the bank and
  water users setting forth each partys obligations

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DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES

• State Engineer retains jurisdiction of bank
• Bank must reimburse the state for associated
  costs
• Bank must pay costs to have the state review
  banking activities which includes a hydrologic
  and economic review.

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5 Year Review

• The bank can only be chartered for seven years.
• After five years of operation, the bank will be
  evaluated to determine if it has met the goals
  set out in the Banking Act and the Kansas Water
  Plan.
• The chief engineer has the authority to extend
  the bank another seven years or call for
  dissolution after the initial seven year period.