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DOC PROGRAMS MANUAL FY 2018 7-1 Revised July, 2015
7. Irrigation Provisions
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 7-2
General Policies ..................................................................................................................................... 7-2
Applicant Eligibility .............................................................................................................................. 7-3
Eligible Irrigation Practices ................................................................................................................... 7-3
Determining Practice Eligibility and Priority ........................................................................................ 7-3
Evaluation .............................................................................................................................................. 7-6
Water Right Eligibility Verification ...................................................................................................... 7-7
Durable Power of Attorney .................................................................................................................... 7-8
Targeting Maps .................................................................................................................................... 7-10
Cimarron Basin ................................................................................................................................ 7-10
Solomon Basin ................................................................................................................................. 7-11
Upper Arkansas Basin ..................................................................................................................... 7-12
Smoky Hill-Saline Basin ................................................................................................................. 7-13
Upper Republican River Basin ........................................................................................................ 7-14
Middle Arkansas River Sub-basin ................................................................................................... 7-15
Rattlesnake Sub-basin ...................................................................................................................... 7-16
Pawnee/Buckner Sub-basin ............................................................................................................. 7-17
Intensive Groundwater Use Control Areas (IGUCA) ..................................................................... 7-18
Sappa Creek, Prairie Dog Creek and Beaver Creek ........................................................................ 7-19
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Introduction
The Division of Conservation, Kansas Department of Agriculture Commission promotes water
conservation through the District Needs Allocation (DNA) of the WRCSP. The DNA allocation is a
non-targeted base allocation given to all conservation districts and may be used for all types of soil and
water conservation practices under general DOC implementation guidelines. Supplemental funding
allocation may also be available to districts within a targeted geographic area. The goal of all water
conservation cost-share funds is to reduce consumptive use.
General Policies
1. Cost-share funds shall not be utilized to convert non-irrigated land (land with no water right), to
irrigated land unless an equal amount of previously irrigated land is taken out of irrigated
production.
Note: Conservation districts may accept and provide cost-share assistance on applications
proposing modest increases (10% or 10 acres, whichever is less) in irrigated acres if the following
provisions are met: 1) the proposed increase in irrigated acres does not significantly reduce the
potential water savings that could be realized without the additional acres, and 2) the proposed
increase in irrigated acres is approved by the Kansas Department of Agriculture.
2. Prior to project approval, the allowable pump rate, land authorized for irrigation, and a water right
(in good standing) must be verified to the conservation district. The conservation district must
contact the regional Division of Water Resources (DWR) office to assist in this matter. Note: A
landowner’s copy of the water right does not necessarily confirm a water right in good standing.
The water right in good standing only as used in K.S.A. 82a-736 and amendments thereto, in
reference to base water rights, means a base water right that meets the following conditions:
a. Has been lawfully exercised within the five-year time period specified in K.A.R. 5-16-5.
b. Has had all required water use reports filed and any civil fines assessed for failure to timely
file a complete and accurate water use report paid; and
c. Has had no five consecutive year period of nonuse since December 31, 1990, except for
enrollment in the water right conservation program according to K.A.R. 5-7-4 and enrollment
in the federal conservation program or other multiyear federal or Division of Conservation,
Kansas Department of Agriculture program.
(See the Water Right Eligibility Verification at the back of this chapter.)
3. All irrigation applications shall be received during a designated sign-up period and evaluated and
prioritized based upon procedures stated later in this chapter.
4. Systems with end guns are not eligible for state cost-share.
5. Non-(flow) metered systems will incur a state cost-share rate of 50% or less up to a landowner
limit of $1,500 per system.
6. Conservation districts must establish county average costs to estimate cost-share calculations.
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7. All approved applicants shall review and sign a conservation plan of operations (CPO) and an
irrigation development plan (IDP) prepared by the Natural Resources Conservation Service
(NRCS). The plans shall be prepared following the NRCS Technical Assistance Outline for
WRCSP Irrigation Systems.
8. A Water Right Certification form located in this chapter will be completed and kept in the contract
files at the conservation district office.
Applicant Eligibility
1. The irrigation practice policy applies to all contracts funded through WRCSP.
2. Eligible applicants shall include: 1) Landowners, or 2) tenants or operators granted authority by
landowners through power of attorney (Irrigation Water Management only). A sample power of
attorney form is provided later in this chapter. Conservation district retains original form and
distributes a copy to landowner and agent. It is not necessary to submit a copy to DOC.
Eligible Irrigation Practices
1. Practices eligible for cost-share assistance include:
a. 430DD Irrigation Water Conveyance Pipeline, High Pressure
b. 430EE Irrigation Water Conveyance Pipeline, Low Pressure
c. 449 Irrigation Water Management
Specific cost-share policy for each eligible practice is contained in Chapter 4.
Determining Practice Eligibility and Priority
Each Conveyance Pipeline application for cost-share assistance should be prioritized on the following
criteria:
1. Conveyance pipe length: Longer distances when replacing a ditch conveyance should receive more
prioritization points than shorter distances. Shorter pipe lengths when extending pipe conveyances
should receive more priority points over a longer pipe length.
2. Irrigation Management: Applicants using irrigation scheduling, residue management and other
appropriate water conservation methods should receive more priority points.
3. Geography: Applications located relative to any Kansas Water Plan and/or Groundwater
Management District priority area should receive more priority points.
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Kansas Water Plan Target Areas: (Maps are located later in this Chapter.)
Map Target
Cimarron Basin Priority Areas 1 and 2 = .5
Solomon Basin Priority Areas 1 and 2 = .5
Upper Arkansas Basin Priority Areas 1 and 2 = .5
Smoky Hill-Saline Basin Priority Areas 1 and 2 = .5
Upper Republican Basin Priority Areas 1 and 2 = .5
Middle Arkansas Sub-basin Priority Areas 1 and 2 = .5
Priority Management Areas
(Rattlesnake Sub-basin) Corridor
Pawnee/Buckner Sub-basin Alluvium
IGUCA’s Inclusive as drawn
Sappa Creek Alluvium
Beaver Creek Alluvium
Prairie Dog Creek Alluvium
Potential Farm Efficiency of Irrigation Systems
The following table contains additional technical information required for the design of various types of
irrigation systems. The table below is provided for guidance in determining the recommended minimum
irrigation efficiency to use in the various system designs. The efficiencies shown are for the farm
efficiency. Farm efficiency considers all water losses beginning at the water source and ending at the
plant and soil profile. The efficiency values are “potential” efficiencies that one could realistically
obtain. The values used have been collected from various sources. They were obtained over a period of
years beginning in the late 1970s and early 1980s and continuing until 2001. The sources include the
American Society of Civil Engineers and the American Society of Agricultural Engineers Irrigation
Division manuals, USDA Agricultural Research Service field tests, and various university studies. For
sprinkler and micro irrigation systems, the following assumptions are made to attain the efficiency shown
on the table:
The water is conveyed of the field through a pipeline and there are no water losses between
the point where water is extracted from the well or other extraction point.
The water applied is less than or equal to the soil water moisture deficit at the time of
irrigation and there is no water lost to deep percolation.
The only resulting inefficiency to equal water being applied to all points in the field is due to variations
in the distribution and uniformity from emitter and sprinkler nozzle spray patterns, flow variation due to
pressure variation, and overlap.
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Potential Farm Efficiency of Irrigation Systems Table
Irrigation System or Condition Attainable Farm Efficiency
Surface Irrigation Systems
Average system no treatment (earthen ditch conveyance & siphon tubes or cutouts) 50%
Partial treatment (concrete ditch or delivery pipeline) 60%
With surge valve 65%
Land leveling, delivery pipeline, gated pipe and drainage system to design standards 70%
With surge valve 75%
Tailwater recovery system with land leveling, delivery pipeline, drainage system 75%
With surge valve 80%
Sprinkler Systems (other than center pivot)
Periodic move 70%
Fixed gun 60%
Solid set 75%
Traveling gun 70%
Side roll 70%
Center Pivot Systems
Truss-mounted nozzles 80%
Nozzles (Above canopy - MESA) 85%
Nozzles – Low Pressure in Canopy (LPIC) 87%
Low Energy Precision Application (LEPA)* 92%
End gun (increase attainable system efficiency w/out end gun by 7%)
Corner system or trailer (reduce attainable system efficiency w/out corner system by 5%)
Micro Irrigation Systems
Surface drip/trickle emitters 90%
Subsurface drip tape/hose (SDI)** 92%
Efficiencies are those which are attainable under the conditions that would permit optimum efficiency (slope, application) *Assumes no translocation or runoff, planting in circle, ground slope < ½ percent.
**SDI efficiency does not take into account the reduced water requirements because there should not be an evaporation
requirement, only transpiration.
Note: Systems that maintain end guns are not eligible for state cost-share assistance.
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Evaluation
The Conservation Plan of Operations (CPO) and Irrigation Development Plan (IDP) implementation
shall be evaluated to determine the status including system operation and management. Evaluation of
plans shall be conducted through a coordinated effort between NRCS and applicable groundwater
management districts (GMD) to ensure consistency with GMD policy and to minimize duplication of
effort. Failure to implement the contents of a CPO due to neglect by the irrigator may result in
reimbursement of cost-share funds by the cost-share recipient.
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Water Right Eligibility Verification
FOR COST-SHARE FUND ELIGIBILITY
____________________________County Conservation District State Code___________
Landowner Name_____________________________________________ Legal___________________________
This section to be completed by the conservation district
Division of Conservation, Kansas Department of Agriculture Commission Policy: Prior to project approval, the allowable
pump rate, land authorized for irrigation, and a valid water right (in good standing) must be verified to the conservation
district. The conservation district may assist the landowner in contacting the regional Kansas Department of Agriculture
Division of Water Resources (DWR) or Ground Water Management District office. Note: A landowner’s copy of the water
right does not necessarily confirm a water right in good standing. The water right in good standing only as used in K.S.A.
82a-736 and amendments thereto, in reference to base water rights, means a base water right that meets the following
conditions:
a. Has been lawfully exercised within the five-year time period specified in K.A.R. 5-16-5;
b. Has had all required water use reports filed and any civil fines assessed for failure to timely file a
complete and accurate water use report paid; and
c. Has had no five consecutive year period of nonuse since December 31, 1990, except for enrollment in
the water right conservation program according to K.A.R. 5-7-4 and enrollment in the federal
conservation program or other multiyear federal or Division of Conservation, Kansas Department of
Agriculture program. I, (Landowner name, print)________________________________________________________, verify that I have
discussed the verification of my valid water right with the DWR for determination of eligibility to receive state cost-share
funds provided to improve irrigation efficiency resulting in less consumptive use of groundwater.
Signature: ______________________________________________ Date: ____________________
This section to be completed by DWR personnel only
Legal of well or wells: ____________________________________________
File Number: ___________________ Gallons Per Minute: _______________
Acre Feet per Year Allotted: ________________________________________
Current Place of Use Legal: _________________________________________
Current Place of Use Acres: _________________________________________
Current Place of Use ID#: __________________________________________
The proposed irrigation improvement is compatible with the current water right?
_____Yes _____No
Will there be a need to file a change in order for the proposed irrigation improvement to be compatible
with
the water right ? _____Yes _____No
________________________________________________________ Date: ____________________
DWR Representative (Signature):
Remarks:
__________________________________________________________________________________ June 2004
This form shall be kept in the contract file.
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Durable Power of Attorney
FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE
KANSAS WATER RESOURCES COST-SHARE PROGRAM (IRRIGATION WATER MANAGEMENT )
GENERAL STATEMENT OF AUTHORITY GRANTED
I, , designate and appoint: (Name:) ___________________________
Landowner
(Address:)_________________________________________________________________________
(Telephone Number:)___________________________________
to be my agent for participation in the Kansas Water Resources Cost-Share Program for irrigation system
practices and pursuant to the language stated below, on my behalf to:
Apply for and receive cost-share financial assistance for eligible irrigation water
conservation practices installed or implemented on my property.
In exercising the grant of authority set forth above, my agent for participation in the Kansas Water
Resources Cost-Share Program for irrigation system practices shall:
(1) assume all responsibilities of the landowner as stated in the terms of the financial
assistance contract between the landowner and Kansas Division of Conservation, Kansas
Department of Agriculture Commission for cost-share assistance; and
(2) inform the county conservation district administering the cost-share contract prior to
removing the irrigation practice receiving cost-share assistance from my property.
LIMITATIONS OF AUTHORITY
The powers of the agent herein shall be limited to the extent set out in writing in this
durable power of attorney for participation in the Kansas Water Resources Cost-Share
Program for irrigation system practices, and shall not include the power to participate in
this or other conservation programs for practices other than eligible irrigation
conservation practices.
EFFECTIVE TIME
This power of attorney for participation in the Kansas Water Resources Cost-Share Program for
irrigation system practices shall become effective immediately.
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REVOCATION
This durable power of attorney for participation in the Kansas Water Resources Cost-Share Program for
irrigation system practices shall be revoked by an instrument in writing executed, witnessed or
acknowledged in the same manner as required herein.
EXECUTION
Executed this at , Kansas. (date) (city)
_________________________ ___ Landowner Landowner
__________________________________ _________________________________________ Landowner Landowner
This document must be: (1) Witnessed by two individuals of lawful age who are not the agent, not related
to the principal by blood, marriage or adoption, not entitled to any portion of principal's estate; or (2)
acknowledged by a notary public.
___________________________________ _______________________________________ Witness Witness
__________________________________ _________________________________________ Address Address
(OR)
State of )
SS.
County of )
This instrument was acknowledged before me on
, by ____________________________ (date) (name of person)
(Seal, if any) ____________ (signature of notary public)
My appointment expires:
May 2006