Following 35 years work for the Kansas Division of Water Resources (DWR), including 12 years as its Chief Engineer, I founded Kansas Water Resources Consulting to offer relevant and practical services in the areas of water rights assistance, and support to on-going water conservation activities in areas of declining water resources. I am licensed to practice engineering in Kansas with a BS in Civil Engineering and MS degree in Water Resources Engineering from the University of Kansas.As Chief Engineer of the DWR, I was responsible for the administration of laws and programs related to the conservation, management, use and control of water in Kansas. I represented the State of Kansas on several intrastate interstate boards and commissions dealing with water resources. I also have 15 years as an interstate engineer and five years heading DWR’s dam safety program.This experience included extensive involvement in complex litigation in the Kansas v. Nebraska and Colorado case, which successfully enforced the terms of the Republican River Compact, including testifying as an expert witness before a Special Master appointed by the U. S. Supreme Court.I have significant experience in dispute resolution processes and can provide technical support and administrative experience that may help other entities resolve water problems and disputes. I led our technical team during the KS v. NE and CO case that successfully reached a settlement and decree approved by the U. S. Supreme Court. I also led the Kansas team in negotiating Kansas first tribal water right settlement with the Kickapoo nation and numerous agreements with the state of Colorado on our compact on the Arkansas River.With respect to groundwater management, I assisted with the development and implementation of new tools to address the declines including Local Enhanced Management Areas (LEMAs) and Water Conservation Areas (WCAs). I led DWR in developing and refining tools to evaluate impairment complaints and to assess the potential for impairment for water right changes in point of diversion and proposed flexibilities allowed under proposed WCAs.I assisted the state of Kansas and its groundwater management districts in the development of regional groundwater models and has led the Division in practical applications of groundwater models and model data to find solutions to real world problems and inform water management decisions including determinations of water availability and much more.