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Toby Doherty

Oct 9, 2026

0:37
Edwards County to Hayes and Russell.
0:40
That's a fairly lengthy process.
0:42
We went through a hearing in 2023, and in 24, the administrative law judge that oversaw the hearing issued his ruling approving Hayes and Russell's water transfer.
0:56
And by state statute, there's one last step required, and that is the transfer panel, which is the head of the Kansas Water Office, the chief engineer of the Division of Water Resources, and the secretary of the Division of Environment for KDHE.
1:10
They have to hold one final hearing before they formally approve the actual transfer.
1:18
And they had chosen, much to our chagrin, they'd chosen to put that off rather than have it.
1:23
Statute required them to have it by May of 2024.
4:56
Of course, we know we've had a housing assessment study that happens, I believe, every three years.

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