Equus Beds Groundwater Management District No. 2

The Equus Beds Groundwater Management District No. 2 was formed in 1975 to manage groundwater supplies within its boundaries. The Equus Beds aquifer is the principal source of fresh and usable water in south central Kansas. The aquifer underlies portions of a four-county area which is about 900,000 acres in size. It is the goal of the Equus Beds Groundwater Management District No. 2 to manage the groundwater supplies within its boundaries by balancing groundwater withdrawals with annual recharge to the aquifer to prevent groundwater mining and protect the natural water quality of the aquifer and remediate groundwater contamination.