A McPherson official asked Reno County Commissioners at their June 24 meeting to consider groundwater usage a regional issue instead of on a county-by-county basis, due to deepening wells in McPherson County. Jon Kinsey, director of planning, zoning and environment for McPherson County, said McPherson and Reno, Harvey and Sedgwick counties are included in the Equus Beds Groundwater Management District, formed in 1975 to manage groundwater supplies within the counties. According to a June Water Information Management and Analysis System Program (WIMAS) study, McPherson County has seen its wells deepen by 7.75 feet from the late 1970s to today.
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