Homepage of Western Kansas Groundwater Management District No. 1

Regular Board Meetings

The GMD1 Regular Board Meetings are conducted on the 3rd Wednesday...

Groundwater Management Districts in Kansas

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...

ITI System Evaluation

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

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...

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...