MANHATTAN, Kansas —The 61st annual meeting of the Kansas–Oklahoma Arkansas River Commission (KOARC) will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn Bartlesville, located at 205 SW Frank Phillips Blvd, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, on Wednesday, July 23, at 9:00 a.m.
The meeting will be open to the public. Anyone interested in water-related activities within the lower Arkansas River basin in Kansas and Oklahoma is encouraged to attend the meeting.
Kansas and Oklahoma entered the Arkansas River Compact in 1965. The purposes of the Compact are to promote interstate comity, to equitably divide and promote the orderly development of the waters of the lower Arkansas River basin, to provide an agency for administering the waters of the basin, and to encourage an active pollution abatement program in each state.
The Compact Commission is composed of three commissioners appointed by the Governor of Kansas and three commissioners appointed by the Governor of Oklahoma; it is chaired by a federal representative appointed by the President of the United States.
Questions about the meeting can be addressed to Lizzie Hickman, Kansas Department of Agriculture, Division of Water Resources, at 785-564-6679 or Elizabeth.Hickman@ks.gov. Additional information about KOARC and the annual meeting can be found on the KDA website at www.agriculture.ks.gov/KOARC.
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WHAT: Kansas-Oklahoma Arkansas River Compact Commission Annual Meeting
WHO: Open to the public
WHEN: Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at 9:00 a.m.
WHERE: Hilton Garden Inn Bartlesville
205 SW Frank Phillips Blvd, Bartlesville, Oklahoma
