Northwest Groundwater Management District 4
Contact Person: Shannon Kenyon, District Manager, skenyon@gmd4.org
Location: All or parts of Cheyenne, Rawlins, Decatur, Sherman, Thomas, Sheridan, Graham, Wallace, Logan and Gove Counties, Kansas, (District Map).
Formation Date: March 1, 1976
Formation Authority: KSA 82a-1020 et seq.
Size: 3.11 Million acres (4852 square miles)
Governing Body: A locally elected board of 11 members are in charge of all district activity. Each board member represents all land owners and water users within the county borders of the position they hold. They are elected to 3-year terms.
GMD 4 District Election Procedure
Financing: Local land assessment and water user charges are authorized by statute. The District can also accept gifts and grants, can incur indebtedness and can seek no fund warrants and special project financing under some circumstances.