Wichita water hearing postponed, locals organize to block regulation changes

Wichita might have to wait a little longer for a decision on whether or not it can take more water from the Equus Beds Aquifer, which provide drinking water for all of Harvey County, as well as Wichita and 14 other municipalities it serves as customers.
The Groundwater Management District Two (GMD2), in charge of regulating the aquifer, was successful in postponing a public hearing into Wichita’s proposed regulation changes until Dec. 11. The hearing will be held at 9 a.m. at American Ag Credit, located at 4105 North Ridge Road, in Wichita.
Tim Boese, director of GMD2, said the request came, due to a need to look over water models used by the city of Wichita. While discussions about proposed regulation changes have been going on for more than a year, the GMD2 only received the technical computer models on Sept. 28.