Pawnee Joint Watershed District, in coordination with the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resource Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS), held a Pawnee Watershed Project public meeting on October 17, 2022, at Pawnee Watershed District No. 81 (20476 SE Highway 283) just south of Jetmore, Kansas. Click the link below to view the presentation that was given (Adobe Acrobat format).

Click here to view the presentation from public meeting No. 2 (Adobe Acrobat format).

Anyone with an interest in the project is encouraged to offer their feedback by contacting Pawnee Watershed District No. 81.

Background

Pawnee Watershed Joint District No. 81, along with the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resource Conservation Service, is developing a Plan/Environmental Assessment (EA) for two subwatersheds (see the map above) using Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act funding. To complete remaining flood-control measures, the Joint District wants to develop a Plan/EA for each subwatershed. The federally required Plan/EA for each will:

• Describe existing conditions.
• Develop alternatives.
• Evaluate economic, social, and environmental impacts.
• Recommend a preferred alternative.

In addition, the Plan/EA will be prepared as required by the National Environmental Policy Act.