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Five groundwater management districts address water resource issues in parts of western and central Kansas that source water from the High Plains aquifer.
LAWRENCE — Preliminary measurements by the Kansas Geological Survey (KGS) show an overall increase in 2025 groundwater levels across Kansas High Plains aquifer regions, due in part to periods of above-average rainfall. In south-central Kansas, water levels increased an average of nearly 2.5 feet — the highest since 2019.
“Western Kansas saw some great rainfall events in many spots last year. This h…
