Water Resources in Kansas: Use and Control, 1541-1977 - Softcover

Krause, Keith S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 089745247X ISBN 13: 9780897452472

Publisher: Sunflower Univ Pr, 2001

Synopsis

Krause explores the history of water resources in Kansas and how water and its absence relates to the development of rural and urban areas of Kansas. The first half of the text focuses on significant historical events, while the second half describes local, state and federal regulatory agencies. The book concludes with suggested goals and priorities in the 21st century for providing the necessary water supply. The author draws on more than 60 years of work in the areas of public health and water resources. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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About the Author

Keith Shaner Krause received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree from Iowa State University in 1940 and a Master of Science in Public Health (Environmental) Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1953.

Krause began his professional career with the Iowa State Department of Health in 1940, then served in the United States Public Health Service as a 1st Lieutenant during World War II in Africa and Italy. He returned to the Iowa Health Department in 1946. Upon the initiation of the Federal Water Pollution Control Program in 1948, Krause returned to the Public Health Service as a commissioned officer in a sanitary engineering capacity.

During his career in the USPHS Water Pollution Control Program, from 1948-1966, he served as a staff member of the Task Force on Water Policy of the Second Hoover Commission of the Reorganization of the Federal Government (1953-1955). Krause served as Regional Director for the Regional Water Pollution Control Program, Dallas, Texas, from 1955-1959, and as U.S. representative and chairman of the Advisory Board on Water Pollution Control to the International Commission, U.S. and Canada. He initiated the first comprehensive study of water pollution in the Great Lakes as well as in numerous river basins in the United States. It was under his guidance and direction that system analysis techniques and computer simulation of the hydrology and biochemical reactions in bodies of water were employed.

In 1966, Krause retired from the USPHS as Assistant Commissioner of the Federal Water Pollution Control Administration (immediate predecessor of the EPA) to become Executive Director and Chief Engineer of the Kansas Water Resources Board. He served the state of Kansas until retirement in 1976. During his tenure in Kansas, Krause represented the state in the development of the Missouri River Basin Commission, and was an active participant in the Kansas Ecology Council and the State Mined Land Reclamation Board, and served as secretary and chairman of the Kansas Academy of Science. He also served as special consultant to the National Water Commission.

Keith Krause has been the recipient of many awards and honors, including the Meritorious Service Medal of the USPHA, the U.S. Department of the Interior Citizen Award, the Department of the Army Certificate of Appreciation for Patriotic Service, and the Second Hoover Commission Special Citation for Notable Contributions. He is a diplomate in the Academy of Environmental Engineers and is included in Who's Who in government.

Krause has contributed many publications and papers on water resource management and water pollution control. He has produced several books including The Impact of Water of the Development of Topeka and Death Comes to the Delta.

Edition details

• Publisher: Sunflower Univ Pr
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 089745247X
• ISBN 13: 9780897452472
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 218