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High Plains States Tackle Water Shortage

High Plains Public Radio | By Jonathan Baker

Published August 31, 2015 at 5:50 PM CDT

High Plains states are working to combat the water shortage, reports Beef magazine.

Kansas plans to implement a 50-year vision for water in the state. The process began in 2012, when Governor Sam Brownback called on the Kansas Water Office and the Kansas Department of Agriculture to develop a long-term water plan. The plan includes consideration of groundwater needs, mostly in Western Kansas and surface water needs, mostly in Eastern Kansas. The plan also takes into account water quality issues, conservation, water education needs, and more.

Likewise, Texas implemented its ninth water plan in 2012. The Lone Star State is working on an update for 2017.