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This paper discusses a water supply plan for the City of Wichita, Kansas that evaluated 27 conventional and non-conventional water supply sources, and used an integrated water resource planning approach. That process led to a new water supply plan, that the City named the Integrated Local Water Supply (ILWS) Plan. The ILWS Plan includes utilizing a combination of local water supplies, some of which are considered unconventional, and do not represent a "firm" water supply. However, when used in the appropriate combinations, they can meet the City's water supply needs through the year 2050. The Plan projected that Wichita's water needs would increase substantially during the planning period, with Average Day demands increasing from the current 60 MGD to 112 MGD, and Peak Day demands increasing from 120 MGD to 225 MGD. Because this plan contained unique water supply alternatives, it was recognized that it could be difficult to gain public and regulatory acceptance of the plan without public input and validation of the concepts in the plan.