Grant funding received in October, November

The Kansas Geological Survey received $420,983 in grant funding in October and November for projects investigating sediment sources in the state’s reservoirs, technology to support state agencies, and water issues.  

October

A Statewide Inventory of the Dominant Reservoir Sedimentation Sources to Inform Targeted Watershed Conservation and Upstream Mitigation Practices
Award amount: $210,387
Funding agency: Kansas Water Office
Primary investigator: Anthony Layzell

Open Records for Kansas Appraisers & Statewide Tax Units Database: (ORKA FY 25)
Award amount: $85,637
Funding agency: Kansas Department of Revenue
Primary investigator: Kenneth Nelson

Quantitative Analysis of Trends in Kansas' Hydroclimatic Compound Extremes
Award amount: $74,959
Funding agency: Kansas Water Office
Primary investigator: Sam Zipper

November

Playa Recharge Characterization by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Profiling
Award amount: $50,000
Funding agency: Kansas Water Resources Institute
Primary investigator: Gaisheng Liu