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Office of Environmental Health

Office of Environmental Health
1900 E. 9th St. N.
Wichita, KS 67214

Hours:
8 AM-5 PM
Monday-Friday

Phone: (316) 268-8351
Fax: (316) 268-8390

Joe Pajor
Assistant Director of Public Works

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Water Resource Conservation Section

The Water Resouces Conservation section has been charged with the responsibility to implement the City of Wichita's Water Conservation Plan created and adopted in response to the Kansas Water Office (KWO) long-term water use efficiency practices for water utilities. The KWO efficiency practices have three sub-sections 1) education, 2) utility management, and 3) regulation, with sets of practices listed under each for which the Environmental Services Department and the Water & Sewer Department are responsible.

Requests for information can be made to Kay Drennen at 316-337-9264 or kdrennen@wichita.gov

Program

The Water Resource Conservation (WRC) program provides management for the City of Wichita through regulatory authority for the following water resources and conservation activities:

  • The federal (BOR contract No. 14-06-500-538) and state-mandated (K.S.A. 74-2608) Water Conservation Plan Adopted December 1991; and

  • Implementation of the water conservation measures presented in the City of Wichita Integrated Local Water Supply Plan; and

  • Review and response to water conservation and environmental aspects of Industrial Revenue Bond (IRB) applications; and

  • Administration of the Water & Sewer Department Retail Volume Conservation Contract Rate agreements as given in the City code Section 17.12.090 water rates and charges; and

  • Technical research and support for the Wichita Water & Sewer Department Well-head Protection Plan; and

  • Support implementation of the public education aspects of the City of Wichita NPDES permit; and

  • Interdepartmental technical assistance on public works, planning, economic development and parks and recreation projects; and

  • Technical support provided in response to phone calls and walk in customers; and

  • Coordination and support on Arkansas River clean-up and public information campaigns.

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