Supported research

We're celebrating 60 years of water research here at the Kansas Water Institute.

Under the 1964 Water Resources Research Act, each state and territory established a Water Resources Institute, usually housed at the state’s land-grant university. What was formerly known as the Kansas Water Resources Institute has been elevated to a university-level center for collaborative water-related research, teaching, and engagement. KWI will support the efforts of researchers and faculty from all of the state's universities in order to meet our water resource challenges in more impactful ways.