Kansas

Information and Resources

America’s Animal Factories: How States Fail to Prevent Pollution from Livestock Waste

This Natural Resources Defense Council report describes the environmental and public health impacts of pollution generated by factory farms. Includes activist contacts and resources.

Anti-Corporate Farming Laws in the Heartland (1997)

The Issues of Kansas (Sierra Club)

Executive Summaries of the environmental issues facing Kansas.

Kansas Geological Survey WIZARD Water Well Search Form

Measures groundwater levels in wells across Kansas to determine depletion rates of the Ogallala and other aquifers.

State Information

Provides state legislative information along with documents related to state and local government. (Washburn University School of Law)

US Farms – State Fact Sheets

Links for each state, with current information about farm size, financial status, rural employment, land use, and more. (USDA)

State and Local Government

County Links for Kansas
Kansas Bureau of Air and Radiation
Kansas Department of Agriculture
Kansas Forest Service
Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE)
KDHE Division of Environment
Kansas Bureau of Water
Livestock Waste Management Permitting System – Organized within the Kansas Department of Health and Environment Bureau of Water
- Kansas Administrative Regulations: Animal and Related Waste Control
- Kansas Administrative Regulations: Swine and Related Waste Control
- Kansas Animal Health Department Statutes Chapter 47, Article 15: Feedlot licensing
- KDHE Proposed lagoon liner regulations (Feb 2003)
- Statutes and Regulations for Livestock Waste Management Programs – Online copies of selected Kansas statutes and administrative regulations for the regulation of livestock waste management. (Kansas Department of Health and Environment)

Socially Responsible Agricultural Project