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Auction Details
Date: Friday, November 20th, 2026
Time: 10:00 a.m. CST
Location: Red Cedar Land Co.
Auction address: 3810 10th Street, Great Bend, Kansas 67530
TRANSFERABLE WATER ALLOCATION AUCTION TERMS: A total of 1,855.35 acre-feet of potentially transferable water allocations will be offered from three separate water-right files within the Walnut Creek IGUCA. Each file will be offered separately, with bidding conducted on a price-per-acre-foot basis. The successful bidder shall select the quantity to purchase, with the minimum amount being 50 acre foot. Any remaining allocation shall be re-offered until sold or withdrawn. Each file number will be offered with its full transferable allocation. The winning bidder will specify the amount of water they wish to purchase. Any remaining amount in that file will then be offered at auction, and this process will continue until the file's allotment has been fully allocated. Buyers must verify transfer eligibility before bidding with the Division of Water Resources at the Stafford field office at 620-234-5311. A winning bidder shouldn't assume the water can be transferred to their particular well or place of use merely because it's within 10 miles. All paperwork and applications will be handled between the buyer and the Division of Water Resources.
Example: File No. 6821 contains 1,070 acre-feet of transferable water. If the winning bidder purchases 170 acre-feet, the remaining 900 acre-feet will be offered in the next auction.
Extremely rare opportunity to purchase transferable water allocations in the Walnut Creek IGUCA. Purchasing this amount of water can completely change your farming operation or hunting season over the next 5 years! This is a temporary transfer-only sale. Buyers will not be purchasing a water right, only the ability to temporarily transfer allocations. Temporary transfers are a part of the Walnut Creek IGUCA that allow water users to move quantities between 5-year allocations within a 10-mile radius. The transfers are limited to the current allocation period, which is why all transfer requests must be submitted by 12/31/2026. Prior to bidding on the day of sale, please contact the Division of Water Resources at the Stafford field office regarding whether or not your existing well or property qualifies for these transferable allocations. Stafford Field Office Phone Number: 620-234-5311.
Permit Numbers & Allocation Amounts
Below are the file numbers and amounts that could be transferred while leaving the full carryover amount behind with each file number.
Two Important Documents To Review Located In the Photo Album & Documents Section Of This Listing
1. Walnut Creek IGUCA Allocation Transfer Policy - This includes guidelines for transfers of allocations within the Walnut Creek Intensive Groundwater Use Control Area.
2. Application for Temporary Transfer of Allocation Within the Walnut Creek Intensive Groundwater Use Control Area - This is the actual application document that will be filled out and submitted within the Stafford field office. *** All applications/paperwork will be handled by the Division Of Water Resources. Please do your due diligence with the Division Of Water Resources prior to bidding. ***
Prior to bidding on the day of sale, please contact the Division of Water Resources at the Stafford field office regarding whether or not your existing well or property qualifies for these transferable allocations. Stafford Field Office Phone Number: 620-234-5311.
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For information regarding the sale contact agent Cody Crook 620-617-7320
