The purpose of the Wetland and Aquatic Resources Plan (WARP) Framework is to identify the existing status of wetland and aquatic resource protection and make recommendations on the development of a State Comprehensive Plan including goals and policies for the future of Kansas. This WARP Framework was developed as a part of Kansas State Conservation Commission –Wetlands, Streams, and Riparian Areas cooperative agreement with the US Environmental Protection Agency.

The WARP Framework was developed with the assistance of the Kansas Alliance for Wetlands and Streams (KAWS). An interdisciplinary team was formed in 2006 and met several times from 2006 through 2008. The team reviewed the previous 1993 Kansas Wetland and Riparian Areas Project documents (Kansas Water Office, 1993) and researched existing policies and data for the development of the framework.