I just got off the phone with the Kansas USDA. They said there is absolutely no problem with using the surface water on my property.
I doubted it would be that easy so I kept asking her the same question over and over.
And she asked
1. Are you damming a creek?
2. Are you damming a natural water way of any sort?
3. Are you changing the water flow with terraces and such?
After no, no, no- She said I can do whatever I want with the surface water on my property in Kansas.
By the way, I appreciate all the help here. This place is pretty awesome.
