Workers with the Kansas Geological Survey are hitting the road this month to check groundwater levels in central and western Kansas.
Rex Buchanan, with the KGS, says lessening drought conditions may lead to less aquifer depletion then they’ve seen in recent years. He says irrigation is one of the main uses of water from the aquifer.
“The more it rains, the less you have to irrigate. The less it rains, the more you have to irrigate. In dry years, because there’s less water available naturally, people irrigate more,” says Buchanan
Parts of Kansas have recovered from the drought or the conditions have significantly improved, but portions of western and south central Kansas are still much drier than normal.
