University Daily Kansan, February 11, 1983 Page 9 Some cities want water pipelines By DIANE LUBER Staff Reporter Some Kansas cities have proposed moving millions of gallons of water a day by pipeline hundreds of miles across the state to satisfy their water needs, an official for the Water Authority said yesterday. "The decisions to approve water movements may be virtually permanent. There may be no second chance, he says," said Doyle Rahkes, the official Boyds Coins-Antiques Clarès Clings Buy-Sell-Trade Gold-Silver-Coins 731 Antiques-Watches New Hampshire Lawrence, Kamia 6054 919-842-8733 The Water Authority has written a bill that would create a hearing panel to help govern the transfer of water from one region in the state to another. RAHIES TOLD THE SENATE Energy and Natural Resources Committee. "There will likely develop more and more proposals to move significant amounts of water substantial distances. We are talking about water that will, for the most part, be piped at great expense." A 100-mile pipeline could cost about $200 million, be said. According to a study done by the Authority, the state does not have sufficient supplies of water to meet its needs in the next 30 to 50 years. He said that the huge costs of installing a pipeline and new treatment plants would make any mishap in the water nearly impossible to rectify. When water is moved out of a region, Rahjes said, it is lost to that region forever. For that reason, he has been made aware that it should be careful when moving water. State Sen. Fred Kerr, R-Pratt, said, "You're talking about the very essence of where industry is going to go and how cities will grow. "The question is how much do we want to support industrial development." The bill would establish a panel made up of the chief engineer of the water resources division of the state board of agriculture, the director of the Kansas Water Office and the director of the division of the environment of the Department of Health and Environment. THE PANEL WOULD conduct hearings and make recommendations on water transfer requests. The Water Authority would then have to approve the panel's recommendations. Those disagreeing with the Authority's decision could appeal to the courts. legislative review after the bill is passed. "If the Authority's proposal is not acceptable, I would strongly urge you to give your best effort possible to develop yet another alternative that would protect or remove water allocation decisions from politics as best we can," Rahjes said. "INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE directly elected or who are appointed by elected officials will make thisThat's the democratic process." Kerr said, "I don't know how you keep those decisions out of politics — or whether you should. Rahjes said that the Authority should have the final say on a transfer of water without any future But State Sen. Bert Chaney, D-Hutchinson, said, "The real issue is whether the Kansas Logistician is responsible for the number one issue in the state controversial issues until there's extreme urgency." "Legislative bodies don't act on But Kerr said, "I think the majority of the committee does want to pass the bill in some form." THE CASTLE TEA ROOM 1.807 Mass. phone 843.1151 PAUL FLEENER, DIRECTOR of public affairs for the Kansas Farm Bureau, proposed two amendments to the measure. One would require that any applicant for water transfer must have already developed and implemented a water conservation plan. The other would require that all three members of the panel agree on a transfer, and not just two, as the bill now reads. 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