Science programs in Kansas

Abstract

Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program-The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) helps fund and operates real-time groundwater monitoring at 19 locations and streamflow monitoring at 216 locations to provide information for water supplies, flooding, and drought throughout Kansas. National Water Quality Program-Provides information on waterquality issues and trends in Kansas as part of a national monitoring network. USGS helps fund the operation of two water-quality monitoring sites in the Little Arkansas and Kansas Rivers. Sediment Transport-Study of inflows and outflows of sediment to/ from reservoirs and in streams helps Kansas assess changes in water storage and effects of streambank stabilization. Examples include the Neosho River and sediment management from Tuttle Reservoir Harmful Algal Blooms-National research is being done to increase understanding of the potential for human and environmental health risks from toxins, occurrence, and causes of algal blooms. Kansas studies examine the causes, effects, and potential for transport in the Kansas River, Milford Lake, and Cheney Reservoir. Water-Quantity and Water-Quality Effects of Artificial Groundwater Recharge-USGS provides streamflow and continuously monitors water quality in groundwater and the Little Arkansas River to assess effects of Equus Beds Aquifer Storage and Recovery Project near Wichita, Kansas, on aquifer water-quality Water Availability and Use Science Program-Compiling Kansas municipal and irrigation water-use data statewide. A national compilation is published every 5 years.