Homepage of Western Kansas Groundwater Management District No. 1

Wichita County LEMA

Go to this page to view the submitted Wichita County LEMA Renewal Plan.

Groundwater Management Districts in Kansas

ITI System Evaluation

Have your irrigation system evaluated at no cost to you...

Our Mission

Across five counties and 1,118,200 acres, there are 2,805 permitted groundwater wells within the district pumping Ogallala aquifer water. The average annual usage has been approximately 300,000 acre-feet per year. Based on the amount of water in storage as well as the annual recharge, without any intervention, there is approximately 20 years of pumping left.

GMD1 LEMAs

A LEMA is a tool that allows Groundwater Management Districts to set goals and control measures to aid in water conservation, at the approval of the Chief...

Legislative Updates

This bill passed in 2023 and provides additional requirements for all five GMD’s across Kansas.  The bill requires GMD’s to present annual reports...