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Corps of Engineers outlines sedimentation challenge, starts Topeka‑built water‑injection dredge trial at Tuttle/Tele Creek
Summary
Kansas City and Tulsa corps districts briefed the task force on reservoir sedimentation, a Kansas‑funded water‑injection dredging demonstration to test passing fine sediment through gates, and dredging/hydrosuction options at John Redmond reservoir used for cooling water at the Wolf Creek nuclear plant.
Corps of Engineers representatives told the Governor’s Water Task Force that reservoir sedimentation is a growing operational challenge across Kansas and described steps the Corps is taking, including a Kansas‑funded test of a water‑injection dredging system at Tuttle/Tele Creek and ongoing planning for John Redmond.
Todd (Kansas City District) and Tulsa District staff summarized recent reservoir surveys that show cumulative storage loss at many lakes. They said the Corps is working with the Kansas Water Office and local sponsors on a range of approaches: reduce sediment delivery in watersheds, redistribute sediment inside…
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