Kansas Bostwick Irrigation District 2

The Kansas Bostwick Irrigation District, Located in Northern Kansas, Will Install Automatic Watermeasurement and Control Equipment at Four Lateral Headings, Two Main Canal Regulatingstructures, and the Outflow of Lovewell Reservoir in Addition, the Project Includes Installation Ofmeasurement Only Sites at 17 Tailwater Outflow Structures on Laterals, Sublaterals, and the Lowercourtland Canal Outlet From Lovewell Reservoir the Project Is Expected to Result in Annualwater Savings of 2,700 Acre Feet, Which Is Currently Lost to Operational Spills the Reduction Intailwater Spills From the Lower Courtland Canal System Will Result in Less Water Released Fromlovewell Reservoir, Which in Turn Will Result in Less Diversion From the Republican River Andultimately More Water Stored in the Upstream Harlan Reservoir the Project Will Contribute to Thedistrict S Ongoing Efforts to Operate on a Reduced Water Supply in Order to Address Conflict Andlitigation Caused by Groundwater Depletion and Overuse of the Republican River Basin Thedistrict S Reduced Diversion Volumes From the Republican River Will Also Increase Flows Availableto Downstream Tributaries on the Republican River to Benefit Species, Including the Endangeredtopeka Shiner Minnow