Alice Mannette
Pratt Tribune
Rattlesnake Creek and Middle Creek stakeholders in central Kansas have won funding from the government to work together to prevent erosion, floodwater and sediment damage in watersheds in areas that include Quivira National Wildlife Refuge near Great Bend.
On Nov. 24, U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., and Karen A. Woodrich, State Conservationist, Kansas Natural Resources Conservation Service announced funding for the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program for the Rattlesnake Creek Watershed and Middle Creek Watershed. The programs will receive $725,000 for Rattlesnake Creek and $121,800 for Middle Creek to address water conservation efforts in Kansas.
“The agreement reached earlier this year between the Big Bend Groundwater Management District 5 and the Fish and Wildlife Service will help satisfy the water needs of both Quivira National Wildlife Refuge and local producers,” Moran said in a release. “I appreciate Acting Chief Norton’s work to provide assistance from the Natural Resource Conservation Service to prepare a watershed plan, an important step forward to begin fulfilling the terms of the agreement at Quivira.”