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8. Nov. 2023 · Water-quality concerns related to excessive chloride, bromide, nutrient, sediment, and bacteria concentrations have been identified by the State, several water suppliers that use the Kansas River as a water-supply source, and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Potentially contaminated water that enters the river from an identifiable location is what we call a point source, or end-of-pipe pollution, and it is carefully regulated by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The Kansas River provides drinking water for more than 800,000 people. The Nature Conservancy has partnered with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to design a management plan that balances human water demands with the ecological needs of the river.
Water-Quality Monitoring in the Lower Kansas River Basin. The Kansas River provides recreational and industrial uses, food procurement, groundwater recharge, irrigation, livestock water use, and drinking water to more than 950,000 people in northeastern Kansas.
13. März 2023 · In some areas, developers removed many or all of the native trees, shrubs and grasses that lined the river and creeks and could have eased the toll of pollution and erosion.
Help us to fight pollution on the Kaw. Report events or activities on or near the river that could negatively impact water quality.
Kansas Real-Time Water Quality. Real-time computed concentrations of water-quality constituents such as suspended sediment, total nitrogen, and total phosphorus are calculated using ordinary least squares regression models.
