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Watershed Management Section

• World Water Monitoring Day
• Section 401 Water Quality Certification
• Local Environmental Protection Program (LEPP)
• Kansas Source Water Assessment Program (SWAP)
• Watershed Management Section Projects
• Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) Documents
  
• Watershed Management Staff
• Purpose of the Section
• Important Links
• Grant Applications
• Related Links

Watershed Management Staff

• Kerry Wedel, Section Chief, 296-5567
• Constance Buckner, Environmental Scientist, 296-1683
• Ann D'Alfonso, Environmental Scientist, 296-3015
• Lisa Duncan-Edes, Administrative Specialist, 296-4195
• Sheryl Ervin, Environmental Scientist, 296-8038
• Jaime Gaggero, Environmental Scientist, 296-5579
• Sondra Megrail, Water Quality Educator, 296-0051
• Amanda Reed, Environmental Scientist, 296-7165
• Scott Satterthwaite, Pollution Control Specialist, 296-5573
• Nona Williams, Senior Administrative Assistant, 296-5558
• Daniel Zerr, Environmental Scientist, 296-0694

Purpose of the Section

The Watershed Management Section implements Section 319 of the Clean Water Act, coordinating programs designed to eliminate or minimize pollution that does not come from the end of a pipe. The section develops and reviews strategies, management plans, local environmental protection plans, and county environmental codes intended to control nonpoint source pollution.

Information Resources

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Grant Applications

The Kansas Clean Waters System is now accepting proposals for Kansas Watershed Restoration & Protection Strategy (WRAPS) projects.   To access the KCW system, click on the link below. If you have problems with the KCW system send an e-mail to NPS@kdhe.state.ks.us with your problem. In the subject line please include - "KCW Question/Problem." Be sure to include your name and phone number in case we need to contact you.

Multiyear projects that have been partially funded must reapply in continuing funding is expected.

• Kansas Clean Waters System
• Clean Water Neighbor Grant Program (.pdf)
• General Grant Conditions (.pdf) (important information regarding the grant conditions)
• Watershed Management Section Project Completion Reports Guidance (.pdf)
• Watershed Management Section Project Completion Report Example (.pdf)
• Example Volunteer Tracking Form (.pdf)
• Quarterly Report in WordPerfect Format
• Affidavit (.xls)
• Affidavit in Quattro Pro format
• Affidavit in WordPerfect format
• Affidavit (.doc)

For FFY '03 projects that address the following criteria will be given priority for funding:

• Public Drinking Water Protection
• TMDL Implementation
• Waterbodies with Special Aquatic Life Support Uses
• Outstanding National and Exceptional State Waterbodies (.pdf)

Projects must also result in implementation of water quality / water pollution controls by nonpoint sources.

If you have an existing project for which you expect to receive continuing funding, you will need to submit a project proposal via the Kansas Clean Waters web site. When entering a proposal for a "continuing" project, please include a brief summary of work accomplished to date in the methods section of the proposal. If you have questions, contact your KDHE project officer.

Clean Water Programs

• Clean Water Pledge

Water Quality Protection Measures

• "Do I Need a Dredge/Fill Permit?" Brochure (.pdf)
• Water Quality Protection: A Construction Site Water Quality Field Guide
• The Project Water Quality Protection Plan Template (.pdf) and Microsoft Word Format (.doc)
• Wastewater Options for Small Communities in Kansas Manual
• Bulletin 4-2: Minimum Standards for Design and Construction of Onsite Wastewater Systems (.pdf) Note: See new address on this web page.
• KSU Pollution Prevention Program
• U.S. EPA Septic System Web Page

Watersheds

• Watershed Condition Reports
• Kansas Unified Watershed Assessment (.pdf)
• Rapid Watershed Assessments http://www.ks.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/RWA/

Planning and Management

• Annual Report 2006 (.pdf)
• Annual Report 2005 (.pdf)
• Annual Report 2002 (.pdf)
• Kansas Local Government Water-Quality Planning and Management Guides
• Kansas Nonpoint Source Pollution Management Plan - 2000 Update (.pdf)
• Copies of the appendices are available upon request.
• QAPP Guidance Document (.pdf)
• 2003-2004 Annual Report of Progress
• Part 1 (.pdf)
• Part 2 (.pdf)

Maps

• Kansas Ecoregions Map
• Map and List of Exceptional State Waters, Special Aquatic Life Use Waters and Outstanding National Resource Waters (.pdf)

Notes for Water Watchers

• A Citizens's Guide to Rural Living (.pdf)
• Bibliography of Citizen's Volunteer Monitoring References (.pdf)
• Construction Site Pollution Control (.pdf)
• Ecological Indicators (.pdf)
• Fishes' View of the World Demonstration (.pdf)
• Gardening Supplies for Protecting Water Quality (.pdf)
• How Do You Measure Up? (.pdf)
• Kansas Environmental Protection Programs (.pdf)
• Minimum Pollution Control Practices for Fuel Storage Tanks (.pdf)
• Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Guidelines for Schools (.pdf)
• Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Through Residential Landscape Design (.pdf)
• The Pollution Prevention Program...What's It All About? (.pdf)
• Water Quality Protection from Spills (.pdf)
• What are Cryptosporidium and Giardia? (.pdf)
• What is Nonpoint Source Pollution? (.pdf)

Related Links

State of Kansas Links

• Heartland Regional Water Coordination Initiative
• Kansas State University Research and Extension Services
• Kansas Water Office
• Kansas Department of Agriculture

Kansas Local Links

• Kansas WaterLINK
• Kansas Environmental Leadership Program
• Johnson County Wastewater
• Shawnee County Conservation District
• Kansas Association for Conservation and Environmental Education & Water Celebrations Workshop
• Hillsdale Water Quality Project Inc.

Federal Government Links

• Clean Water Action Plan
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District
• Kansas Section 401/404 Nation Wide Permit Information
• U.S. EPA
• U.S. EPA Office of Water
• U.S. EPA Region 7

Educational Links

• Information and Education Facilities (.pdf)
• Conservation Technology Information Center
• StreamLink