Marais des Cygnes Basin Advisory Committee
Who is the
Basin Advisory Committee?
The Kansas
Water Office is directed to "formulate on a continuing basis, a
comprehensive State Water Plan for the management, conservation and
development of the water resources of the state. Such State Water Plan shall
include sections corresponding with water planning areas as determined by
the office" (K.S.A. 82a-903). Major river basins have been established as
the water planning areas for this purpose.
In 1985, K.S.A. 82a-903 was amended as recommended in
the Kansas Water Plan to require the Kansas Water Office and the
Kansas Water Authority seek advice from the general public and from
committees consisting of individuals with knowledge of and interest in water
issues in the water planning areas. Basin advisory committees were first
established in each of the 12 river basins in Kansas on June 28, 1985. The
11-member committee for each basin consists of at least one member
representing each of the following six water user categories: domestic;
municipal; other public water supplier; industrial; irrigation; and
recreation, fish and wildlife. The remaining five members are selected based
on user category, geographic distribution and other criteria at the
discretion of the basin advisory committee.
Members:
Ron Brown- Chairman
Rory Hale- Vice-Chairman
Ron E. Dunbar
Jerry J. Eggleston
Jerry Bennett
Lynn Wobker
Larry Walrod
David Murphy
Frank Grosshart
Sherman Wes Cole
Francis Bennett
What is the role of the
Marais des Cygnes Basin Advisory Committee?
The basin advisory committees provide the working link between the Kansas
Water Office staff and the public. The committees:
1. Advise the Kansas Water Office and the Kansas Water Authority in
identification of water-related problems, issues and concerns within their
basin and the objectives to be used to direct planning efforts in their
basin.
2. Advise the Kansas Water Office and the Kansas Water Authority in
the formulation of revisions to the Basin Plan for their basin.
3. Advise the Kansas Water Office and the Kansas Water Authority in the
determination of Kansas Water Plan implementation priorities and
actions necessary to implement the Plan in their basin.
4. Advise the Kansas Water Office and the Kansas Water Authority on the the
promotion of public awareness of the importance of water resources in their
basin.
5. Advise the Kansas Water Office and the Kansas Water Authority on any
other water-related matter considered to be of importance by the Basin
Advisory Committee.
6. Serve as a link to the public in the basin through interaction with
various groups and individuals. The committee members also carry
information on concerns and issues to citizens in the basin.
BAC
Calendar of Events
Join a Basin Listserve
Other Links:
Kansas Water Office
Kansas Water Authority
Kansas Water Plan
Marais des Cygnes Section
in Kansas Water Plan
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