The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) issued a Record of Decision (ROD) for the Rattlesnake Creek Watershed Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement in Stafford County, Kansas. NRCS selected the "Augmentation Wellfield and Groundwater Use Reduction Alternative," which involves constructing an augmentation wellfield, retiring 2,500 acre-feet of water rights, and implementing an adaptive management strategy. The goal is to improve water availability for the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge while supporting long-term agricultural water management. NRCS determined this alternative provides the most balanced approach to meeting project objectives while minimizing adverse effects.12