Shaw v. Southwest Kansas Groundwater Management District Three

Malone, J.:

Leland Kent Shaw appeals the district court’s order granting summary judgment to Southwest Kansas Groundwater Management District Three (GMD) on Shaw’s retaliatory discharge claim. For the reasons stated herein, we reverse the district court’s order granting summary judgment and remand for further proceedings.

GMD is an organization created pursuant to K.S.A. 82a-1020 et seq. to ensure the proper management and conservation of Kansas’ groundwater resources. Water users within GMD’s district are not to allow “waste of water.” K.A.R. 5-23-2. One of the definitions of “waste of water”…