The Kansas Water Authority will conduct three public hearings on the 2009 update of the Kansas Water Plan. Included in the update is a proposed policy addressing steps to reduce sedimentation in the state's federal reservoirs, a source of water for two-thirds of the state's population. The hearings will be held December 4, 10, and 11, 2008. http://www.kssos.org/pubs/register%5C2008%5CVol_27_No_48_November_27_2008_p_1771-1790.pdf. for announcement and http://www.kwo.org/Kansas%20Water%20Plan/SWP/State%20Water%20Plan.htm for draft of the plan