Bill adds $20 million to state water plan

A Kansas House bill would add $20 million for State Water Plan projects. The bill builds upon funding allocated in 2023, which only supports 11% of requested project costs from more than 200 cities.

March 13, 2025 - 1:36 PM

A dog keeps watch over an irrigated field in southwest Kansas, where farmers are facing increased pressure from state lawmakers to preserve groundwater in the quickly depleting Ogallala Aquifer. Photo by Kevin Hardy/Stateline/Kansas Reflector

TOPEKA — A House bill would allocate an additional $20 million annually to the Kansas Water Plan fund to support projects for cities across the state.

House Bill 2113 builds upon new funding from the 2023 session with House Bill 2302. It would increase the current annual allocation of $35 million to $55 million for the Kansas Water Plan, and from that amount an additional $2 million to the Technical Assistance Grant Fund and $6 million to the Water Projects Grants Fund. The money would come from the State General Fund.

The House passed the bill 106-15 on Feb.…

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