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Kansas Water Authority urges using invested funds to buy storage, boosts sediment, aquifer and BMP priorities
Summary
Don Buehler presented the Kansas Water Authority annual report to the House Water Committee, recommending paying off Corps storage debts (Milford and Perry) using $52 million held in treasury bonds so the state secures an estimated $35 million payoff and avoids future interest—and proposing enhanced funding for sediment management, aquifer incentives and technical staffing.
Don Buehler, chair of the Kansas Water Authority, presented the authority’s annual report to the House Committee on Water and urged lawmakers to consider paying off remaining debts on stored water in Milford and Perry Lakes using funds already invested in treasury bonds rather than new general‑fund dollars.
Buehler said the authority recommends paying the estimated April 2026 payoff of about $35 million out of the approximately $52 million held in treasury bonds, which the authority argued would lock state control of stored water without…
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