Grant funding received in December, January

The Kansas Geological Survey received $260,990 in grant funding in December and January for projects related to regional stratigraphy, software development, the High Plains aquifer, and salt caverns in Kansas.

December

Joint Iowa-Kansas-Missouri-Nebraska Working Group for the Unification of Pre-Illinoian Till Stratigraphy
Award amount: $50,000
Funding agency: University of Iowa
Primary investigator: Anthony Layzell

Software Development for Kansas Electronic Data Integration
Award amount: $50,000
Funding agency: The Kansas Geological Society
Primary investigator: Kurt Look

Clarifying the Drivers of Water-Level Changes in the High Plains Aquifer in Western Kansas
Award amount: $30,000
Funding agency: University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Primary investigator: James Butler, Jr.

January

Establishing Borehole Monitoring Capability Above Legacy Salt Caverns at Vigindustries/Mosaics Hutchinson, Kansas Facility
Award amount: $130,990
Funding agency: Burns & Mcdonnell
Primary investigator: Rick Miller