Watershed Planning, Monitoring, and
Assessment Section
Vacant
Bureau of Water
Watershed Planning, Monitoring, and Assessment Section
1000 SW Jackson St., Suite 420
Topeka, KS 66612-1367
FAX: (785) 559-4258
Purpose:
The purpose of the Watershed Planning, Monitoring, and Assessment Section is as follows:
- Implements sections 303(c), 303(d), 303(e), 305(b), and 604(b) of the Clean Water Act.
- Identifies and prioritizes impaired streams, lakes, and wetlands and develops Total Maximum Daily Loads for high priority waterbodies.
- Develops statewide surface water quality standards.
- Provides information on the chemical, physical, and biological characteristics of streams, publicly owned lakes and wetlands in Kansas.
- Tracks environmental contaminant levels in fish and other aquatic life and issues fish consumption advisories.
- Monitors water quality conditions in streams and publicly owned lakes and wetlands throughout Kansas and performs special water pollution investigations in cooperation with KDHE district offices and other governmental agencies.
- Performs compliance monitoring at NPDES permitted facilities to determine the status of compliance with discharge permit requirements.
- Maintains and updates the Kansas Surface Water register identifying classified streams and lakes along with designated use status and use attainability analysis status.
- Develops the biennial Kansas Integrated Water Quality Assessment Report (305(b) and 303(d)).
- Administers the Harmful Algal Bloom response program and issues public health advisories.
What's New:
- 2020 303(d) List Approved April 28, 2020
- 2020 Kansas Integrated Water Quality Assessment
- 2019-2028 Kansas Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Strategy
- Annual Lake Reports
- TMDL/303(d) Interactive Map
- Kansas Surface Water Quality Standards 2018
Assessment and Information Unit
303(d) Methodology and List of Impaired Waters
2020 Kansas Integrated Water Quality Assessment Report
Compliance Monitoring/Use Attainability Analyses
Stream Probabilistic
Current Kansas Surface Water Map
Current Kansas Surface Water Register
Resources/Publications
2019-2028 Kansas Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Strategy
Lake and Wetland Monitoring Program
Kansas Surface Water Chemistry Atlas
Stream Chemistry Monitoring Program
Kansas Surface Water Chemistry Atlas
Stream Biological Monitoring Program
Fish Tissue Contaminant Monitoring Program
Fish Consumption Advisories
Planning and Standards Unit
Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs)
Kansas Surface Water Quality Standards
Staff:
Watershed Planning, Monitoring, and Assessment Section
| NAME | PHONE | AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY |
Vacant |
(785) 296-8791 |
Section Chief |
(785) 296-8229 |
Unit Chief |
|
(785) 296-5520 |
TMDL & 303(d) Impaired Waters List |
|
Vacant |
(785) 296-0491 |
TMDL & 303(d) Impaired Waters List |
(785) 296-5508 |
Water Quality Standards |
|
(785) 296-1209 |
NPDES Certifications |
|
(785) 296-4332 |
Unit Chief |
|
(785) 296-6352 |
Compliance Monitoring & Use Attainability Assessment |
|
(785) 291-3267 |
Fishkill Response Program, District Liaison, & Safety |
|
Vacant |
(785) 296-5580 |
HAB Response Program & Geospatial/Data Support |
Vacant |
(785) 296-0079 |
HAB Response & Fishkill Response |
(785) 296-1981 |
Probabilistic Monitoring |
|
(785) 296-6220 |
Probabilistic Monitoring |
|
Vacant |
(785) 296-8522 |
Field Support |
(785) 296-5578 |
Unit Chief |
|
(785) 296-8522 |
Stream Chemistry Monitoring |
|
(785) 291-3676 |
Stream Biology & Fish Tissue |
|
Vacant |
(785) 296-8601 |
Stream Biology Monitoring |
(785) 291-3885 |
Lake and Wetland Monitoring |
|
(785) 296-5576 |
Lake and Wetland Monitoring |
|