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Engineers race to save reservoirs in Kansas from muddy fate - AOL
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (692+ words) TOPEKA (KSNT) – Engineers are in a race against the clock to find a way to prolong the life of Kansas’ reservoirs and save them from a muddy fate. All reservoirs in Kansas suffer from the same problem: each is gradually…...
Northwest Kansas town downgraded to boil water advisory, KDHE says
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (284+ words) WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Kansas Department of Health and Environment downgraded a “do not drink order” to a boil water advisory for the city of McDonald on Sunday. The do not drink order was issued last week due to possible…...
Across Kansas City’s urban neighborhoods, lead lurks in the soil: ‘The dirt is contaminated"
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (1780+ words) When people see the small rectangular plots cordoned off next to Vanessa and Kenneth Robinson’s house, they sometimes ask what they are growing. But the sprouts of green aren’t a garden. They are a laboratory for testing and treating soil....
A City in western Kansas is asking residents to be more “Water Wise”
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (363+ words) County Name: Rooks County County Name: Ellis County County Name: Russell County County Name: Rush County County Name: Barton County County Name: Pawnee County County Name: Edwards County County Name: Kiowa County County Name: Pratt County County Name: Comanche County…...
Blue-green algae sparks public health advisory at three Kansas Lakes
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (207+ words) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — There is a public health advisory in place for harmful algal blooms (HABs) at three lakes in Kansas. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) issued the…...
Agriculture department seeks changes on Kansas water conservation
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (363+ words) Headline: Red Flag Warning from MON 11:00 AM MDT until MON 8:00 PM MDT Headline: Fire Weather Watch from TUE 11:00 AM MDT until TUE 8:00 PM MDT Headline: Fire Weather Watch from TUE 12:00 PM CDT until TUE 9:00 PM CDT Headline: Red Flag Warning…...
$19 million granted for water infrastructure projects across Kansas
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (233+ words) TOPEKA (KSNT) – More than $19 million will be awarded across the Sunflower State for water project loan assistance funds, Governor Laura Kelly announced on Monday. Grace Hoge with the Office of the Governor said in a press release on March 23 that…...
Kansas town’s boil water advisory lifted after a week
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (119+ words) WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Health authorities gave the all clear Thursday for the water supply in a small Kansas town. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment rescinded a boil water advisory for Madison, a town about 20 miles south of Emporia....
Kansas City’s only drinking water treatment plant is turning 100. It may be time to build a backup
9+ mon, 1+ day ago (1620+ words) Every morning, thousands of people across Kansas City, Missouri, wake up and, within the first hour of their day, do something that calls for clean water. For many, it’s reaching for a glass of water on the bedside table or…...
Ad astra per aspera: Kansas a global leader in solving sediment challenges
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (1154+ words) By Christine ReinhardtDecember 4, 2025 “Tuttle Creek Dam and Reservoir is one unit in the general comprehensive plan for flood control on the Big Blue, Kansas and Missouri rivers,” said Clint Mason, operations technical support branch chief at the Kansas City District....