Much of the water quality in the 10,298 square mile Grand Lake watershed is at risk from elevated levels of nutrients/phosphorous (Watershed Map). We believe water quality will continue to decline during the next 10 years unless drastic action is taken and improvement projects are completed.
The Grand Lake watershed is a large complex watershed located in parts of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Our watershed has regional and national economic importance. (Do You Know?) Continue reading Water Quality Risk
by Peggy Blackman who is a coordinator for the Kansas WRAPS program
Blue-Green Algae Bloom at Marion Reservoir which is located in the Grand Lake Watershed[Photo Courtesy of Peggy Blackman]
Protecting water quality is serious business that shouldn’t be taken lightly. Polluted waters can affect the quality of your life. I and citizens in my community know first hand what happens when your reservoir waters become polluted to the point of concern about public health risks.
Continue reading The Marion Reservoir Story
ARRA-Neosho
Video of the Neosho River furnished courtesy of KANSAS WATER OFFICE and KANSAS STATE WATER PLAN FUND.
This aerial video shows about a 3.5 mile portion of the Neosho River located above the John Redmond Reservoir ending where the Neosho River and Cottonwood River join in Kansas. The video depicts (using a numbered “hot-spot”) priority locations that contribute significant amounts of sediment loading into the Neosho River. The Kansas Water Office (KWO) will soon begin a Stream Bank and Riparian Resoration Project at these sites. This is part of a KWO Stream and Reparian Restoration Study of the Neosho and Cottonwood Rivers located above John Redmond Reservoir.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has identified impairements to the ecosystem quality because of excessive sediment and nutrient loading into John Redmond Reservoir. John Redmond Reservoir was constructed in1959-1964 and it has lost about 39% of its reservoir water storage capacity due to sediment movement and silting.
