A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A WATER WATCH FOR THE CITY OF GOODLAND, AS PROVIDED BY SEC. 17-503 OF THE CITY CODE OF THE CITY OF GOODLAND, KANSAS
WHEREAS, Effective April 30, 2026, Governor Laura Kelly has approved updated drought declarations for Kansas counties with a proclamation. This drought declaration added 51 counties into watch status and placed 47 into warning and 7 into emergency status. This action was recommended by Connie Owen, Director of the Kansas Water Office and Chair of the Governor’s Drought Response Team. Sherman County KS was placed in a Drought Warning status, and
WHEREAS, rainfall has eased the status of Sherman County over the past several weeks, Sherman County remains in an abnormally dry or moderate drought status on the drought monitor map, and
WHEREAS, Section 17-503 of the Code of the City of Goodland authorizes the governing body of the city finds that conditions indicate that the probability of a drought or some other condition causing a major water supply shortage is rising, and
WHEREAS, it shall be empowered to declare by resolution, that a water watch exists and that it shall take steps to inform the public and ask for voluntary reductions in water use.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF GOODLAND, KANSAS:
SECTION 1. Such a watch shall be deemed to continue until it is declared by resolution of the governing body to have ended.
SECTION 2. The resolutions declaring the existence and end of a water watch shall be effective upon their publication in the official city newspaper.
PASSED AND ADOPED this 3rd day of August, 2026 by the Governing Body of the City of Goodland, Kansas.
Jason Showalter, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Mary P. Volk, City Clerk