State Cost Share Irrigation

The State of Kansas works continuously with local, state and federal stakeholders to provide incentives to reduce the depletion of groundwater in areas of significant decline. Water conservation practices offered from the State of Kansas are designed to reduce depletion of groundwater sources in targeted areas.  In addition, the State provides financial assistance to landowners to permanently retire their water rights in selected areas as determined by the State.

Water Conservation Programs for Retiring Water Rights

Irrigation Water Management is used to accomplish one or more of the following purposes:
 

• Manage soil moisture to promote desired crop response.
• Optimize use of available water supplies.
• Minimize irrigation-induced soil erosion.
• Decrease non-point source pollution of surface and groundwater resources.
• Manage salts in the crop root zone.
• Manage air, soil, or plant micro-climate.
• Proper and safe chemigation or fertigation.
• Improve air quality by managing soil moisture to reduce particulate matter movement.
• Reduce energy use.