Contact Information:                                                                                                                
      Dam Safety Program
      Kim Feldkamp, P.E.
      Water Structures Engineer
      109 SW 9th Street, 2nd Floor
      Topeka, KS 66612-1283
      (785) 296-4625 voice
      (785) 296-4835 fax
      waterstructures@kda.state.ks.us; or online at http://www.ksda.gov/structures/

      Landowners should also check with Franklin County Planning and Building about local regulations, such such as set backs from property lines which may pertain to ponds.  www.franklincoks.org

 

Looking for information on aquatic plants and their control?   

      Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service have a publication available entitled "Aquatic Plants And Their Control" which covers topics such as classification of aquatic plants, identification, control and herbicides and their use for aquatic plants. 

This publication is available in pdf format at http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/crpsl2/c667.pdf  paper copies, in limited supply are available in the Conservation District Office. 

Additional information on aquatic plants may be obtained through the following sources:

     County Extension Agent, Darren Hibdon, 785-229-3520

     Fisheries Biologist, Donald George, 913-795-2218

     Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, Bob Culbertson 620-343-7279 ext 112

     Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, Amy Zavala 620-637-2748