Water will play an important part in the future of area farmers. Those farmers will play an important part in the future of Skyline.
Area farmer and Skyline patron Kent Moore shared information with the Skyline Board of Education on a water situation in Stafford County that has consequences that reach into Pratt County and could impact USD 438.
He said that Quivira National Wildlife Refuge has water issues and they have water rights that are much older than the irrigation water rights in Stafford County and surrounding counties. Quivira’s water rights have precedents over the younger water rights.
Moore said discussions are underway to limit irrigation well usage in Stafford County and surrounding counties to improve Quivera water levels The area impacted would include the Rattlesnake Creek basin and reach all the way to both the north and south forks of the Ninnescah, Moore said.
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