March 31, 2015 Dwight Garman Rural Water District No. 1, Republic County P.O. Box 151 Courtland, Kansas 66939-0151 RE: Source Water Protection Plan Dear Dwight: Thank you for introducing yourself to me at the 2015 KRWA Conference & Exhibition. I have looked through my records and find that there was some interest expressed about 10 years ago from someone in your district to develop a source water (or wellhead) protection plan, but I don’t see that a plan was formally adopted. If you believe that the development of a protection plan would benefit the district and that your board will adopt it, please complete the enclosed form and return it to me at the address on the lower right corner. If you would like me to explain to your board how adoption of a plan will be a benefit before (or after) returning the form, I will gladly come to your next board meeting. While the original intent of the national source water protection program is to maintain existing water quality to avoid drilling new wells, building expensive treatment plants and laying new pipelines from alternate sources, I believe that plans should address more than water quality. The plan should also address anything that may reduce the district’s ability to serve the customers. That could include administration of water rights or other issues, drought, power interruptions, etc. My program requires the adoption and implementation of three plans a year. I already have one water system ready to start and I have been in contact with a few others. If you are interested, now is the time to let me know, before too many others jump on-board. RE: Source Water Protection Page No. 2 You can reach me by telephone at 785/640-4701, by e-mail at [email protected] or by writing to 6847 SE 29th Street, Tecumseh, Kansas 66542-9571. Please be reminded that the KRWA website at http://www.krwa.net has news and information for water and wastewater utilities, including water rights, source water protection and training opportunities. You can also follow me at @KRWA_WaterRghts. Sincerely, Douglas S. Helmke, P.G. Water Rights / Source Water Specialist Kansas Rural Water Association DSH Enclosure c: KRWA