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Wichita will move into Phase 2 of its drought response plan on Sunday, meaning Wichita water customers will have to be more diligent about conserving their water unless they want to be charged a fine.
Wichita’s new water treatment plant is on track to be finished six months late and $20 million over the original budget — in part because of drought conditions in south-central Kansas. The ...
For low-use water customers who use about 3,750 gallons of water a month, the average monthly water and sewer bill would climb from $56.83 a month to $59.23, a $2.40 a month or $28.80 a year increase.
This is the first year Wichita has won the honor of best drinking water since 2009. WaterOne, a utility company in Lenexa, won in 2023 and 2021 and Emporia claimed the top spot in 2022.
The MS Mitch Mitchell Floodway, formerly the Wichita-Valley Center Floodway and known locally as “The Big Ditch”, is a canal in Wichita, Kansas, United States. [1] Built in the 1950s after a series of floods in the preceding decades, the Floodway diverts water from Chisholm Creek, the Little Arkansas River, and the Arkansas River to the west, around central Wichita, before emptying back ...
The Wichita Police Department, established in 1871, is the city's law enforcement agency. [187] With over 800 employees, including more than 600 commissioned officers, it is the largest law enforcement agency in Kansas. [188] The Wichita Fire Department, organized in 1886, operates 22 stations throughout the city.
Wichita Water Partners is expected to ask the city for an additional $6 million to pay for the delay, so the team can pay workers and extend warranties beyond the original project deadline. The ...
The Equus Beds Aquifer is a distinct part the High Plains Aquifer System [1] and is a principal municipal aquifer in south-central Kansas, [2] underlying Hutchinson, McPherson, Newton, and Wichita. [ 3 ] [ 4 ]