Some water rights in Pratt County have not been used and could be lost if action is not taken.
Pratt leaders met last week with Jeff Lanterman, Department of Agriculture water commissioner, and learned the City of Pratt does have an option to apply for a five year extension on water rights with the chief engineer of the Kansas Department of Agriculture.
The 40-year perfection period for water rights in Pratt County will expire on Dec. 31, 2019. At that time, Pratt County could lose some water rights that might be needed for unknown future development in the county. Pratt County has been conserving water from its water rights wells for years and some of the water rights have not been used. As a result, the county will lose those unused rights if no action is taken.
(Read more: Pratt, KS – Pratt Tribune)