State Conservation Commission

Welcome to the State Conservation Commission website. Conservation of natural resources is an important concern for all Kansans. The State Conservation Commission (SCC), working with the 105 local conservation districts, the 88 organized watershed districts, other special purpose districts, and state and federal entities administer programs to improve water quality, reduce soil erosion, conserve water, reduce flood potential, and provide local water supply. The SCC has the responsibility to administer the Conservation Districts Law, the Watershed District Act and other statutes authorizing various programs. The agency budget is financed from the dedicated funding of the Kansas State Water Plan Special Revenue Fund, State General Fund, and fee funds.

What's New

• USDA has recently approved increased irrigation rental rates and project expansion for the Upper Arkansas River Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP). Open Enrollment is authorized by the Kansas Legislature to continue through June 30, 2012. Please go to http://www.scc.ks.gov/node/10 for more information.
• Enrollment applications for the Water Right Transition Assistance Program (WTAP) are now being accepted during the period October 1 to November 15. Please go to http://www.scc.ks.gov/node/11 for more information and application forms.
• The 2011 Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy Conference will be April 26, Courtyard Marriott Convention Center, Junction City. Post-Conference Watershed Tour is April 27. For more information visit the WRAPS website at: www.kswraps.org
• Click here to download our 2010 Annual Report!
  
  
  
• Five conservation districts recognized at the 2010 Kansas Association of Conservation Districts (KACD) Annual Convention for their efforts in protecting and enhancing Kansas’s natural resources. Read More...
• Andy Larson and John Wunder were re-elected for another two-year term on the State Conservation Commission. Larson, Garden City, has served as the Area II Commissioner since 1994, and has been an elected Supervisor on the Finney County Conservation District for 33 years. Wunder, Valley Falls, has been on the State Conservation Commission for 8 years as the Area IV Commissioner, and 18 years as a Jefferson County Conservation District Supervisor. The elected Commissioners take office on January 1.