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Task force urged to sustain research and boost water education to support future planning
Summary
State water officials told the task force that continued investments in research (aquifer mapping, sediment-source studies, HAB research) and K‑12 and workforce education are foundational for implementing the Kansas Water Plan and supporting producers and municipal managers.
Earl Lewis and Matt Unruh highlighted research and education as cross-cutting priorities that underpin many of the state’s water challenges. Chief engineer Lewis pointed to recent investments in aquifer mapping and the Kansas Geological Survey’s QSTABLE analysis as examples of research that improved local and regional decision-making; he called continued investment in science and coordinated research essential.
Lewis and Unruh also noted recent targeted…
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