Governor Kelly, Senator Moran Celebrate Progress on Resolving Water Needs in Rattlesnake Creek Basin
August 22, 2024
August 22, 2024
TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 22 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release:
Today, Governor Laura Kelly and Senator Jerry Moran celebrated that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) will not request regulation of water rights in the Rattlesnake Creek Basin for 2025. In 2023, Governor Kelly and Senator Moran urged USFWS to seek a sustainable and viable solution with area irrigators and water users that secures USFWS's senior water right while minimizing the impact . . .
Today, Governor Laura Kelly and Senator Jerry Moran celebrated that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) will not request regulation of water rights in the Rattlesnake Creek Basin for 2025. In 2023, Governor Kelly and Senator Moran urged USFWS to seek a sustainable and viable solution with area irrigators and water users that secures USFWS's senior water right while minimizing the impact . . .