Annual 2026 Meeting

2026 GMD1 Annual Meeting

Wednesday, March 18 at the Western KS Child Advocacy Center

Presentation Documents 

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The image features a presentation titled "GMD1 Annual Report to the Legislature" with a clickable link to view the document.
The image features a presentation by Jim Butler and Brownie Wilson on KGS Water updates and AEM Mapping, with a link to view.
The image features a presentation title by David Barfield on Wichita County and Four County LEMA reviews for 2025, with a link to view it.

 

 

Lunch will be provided at 12:00 PM, with vendors available to visit with before the meeting starts. Our current vendor list includes: 

  • Autonomous Pivot
  • Kansas Rural Water Association
  • K-State Research and Extension - Tribune Research Station
  • K-State TAPS
  • Seametrics
  • Tomorrow's Water
  • VandWater (Sign up for a 2026 VandWater subscription at the GMD1 Annual Meeting for $150 per well. Standard pricing is $185 per well.) 
  • Western Valley Irrigation

At 1:00 PM the GMD1 2026 Annual Meeting will begin.

Including the following speakers: 

  • Jim Butler - Senior Scientist; Kansas Geological Survey
  • Brownie Wilson - GIS Specialist; Kansas Geological Survey
  • David Barfield - Four County LEMA / Wichita County LEMA Review

As well as: 

  • Legislative and GMD1 Updates by Katie Durham
  • Program Updates for NRCS and the GMD1 Irrigation Technology Initiative (ITI)
  • GMD1 Election for Wallace County
  • Agency updates from DWR and KWO

 

Image announces the Western Kansas Groundwater Management District #1 Annual Meeting on March 18, 2026, in Scott City, KS.
Agenda