Kansas Administrative Code

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 3.—Appropriation Rights 5-3-20. Maximum reasonable annual quantity of water approvable for a new appropriation of water for irrigation use. (a) The maximum reasonable annual qua…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 3.—Appropriation Rights 5-3-21. Perfection of a water right for irrigation use. (a) For applications with a priority date before the effective date of this regulation, the maxim…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 3.—Appropriation Rights 5-3-22. Maximum reasonable quantity of water for livestock and poultry. (a) The following quantities shall be deemed the maximum quantity of water reason…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 3.—Appropriation Rights 5-3-23. Maximum reasonable annual quantity approvable for irrigation use for an application for change in place of use and a request to reduce a water ri…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 3.—Appropriation Rights 5-3-24. Reasonable quantity for irrigation use. The Kansas department of agriculture, division of water resources' map titled "reasonable quantities for …

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 3.—Appropriation Rights 5-3-25. Conditions on permits and certificates. (a) All terms, conditions, and limitations placed on an approval of application by the chief engineer pur…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 3.—Appropriation Rights 5-3-26. Closed townships in Pawnee and Buckner drainage basins in Pawnee, Hodgeman, Ness, and Finney counties. (a) Except as specified in subsection (c),…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 3.—Appropriation Rights 5-3-27. Equus Beds special groundwater quality area. (a) A special groundwater quality area located within the boundaries of the Equus Beds groundwater m…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 3.—Appropriation Rights 5-3-28. Lyons special groundwater quality area. (a) A special groundwater quality area all in Rice County, Kansas, and partially located within the bound…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 3.—Appropriation Rights 5-3-29. Ozark and Springfield plateau aquifers. (a) Except as specified in subsections (b) and (c), the Ozark aquifer and the Springfield plateau aquifer…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 3.—Appropriation Rights 5-3-3. Storage of surface water for domestic use. (a) Any person entitled to use surface water for beneficial purposes may collect and store surface wate…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 3.—Appropriation Rights 5-3-3a. Legal access. If the chief engineer is aware, or becomes aware, that the applicant does not have legal access to either the point of diversion or…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 3.—Appropriation Rights 5-3-4. Application. (a) Each application for a permit to appropriate water for beneficial use shall contain all the information requested for the propose…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 3.—Appropriation Rights 5-3-4a. Hearing before issuance of an order. (a) A hearing may be held pursuant to K.A.R. 5-14-3a by the chief engineer, or a person designated by the ch…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 3.—Appropriation Rights 5-3-4b. Deadlines for return of documents. (a) If the chief engineer allows a person a specific number of days to return or submit a document or other in…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 3.—Appropriation Rights 5-3-4c. Retaining new applications. (a) A new application to appropriate water for beneficial use shall be held by the chief engineer in accordance with …

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 3.—Appropriation Rights 5-3-4d. Stratigraphic log requirements. (a) Except as set forth in subsection (b), each applicant who files either of the following applications shall su…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 3.—Appropriation Rights 5-3-4e. Groundwater source formation codes. The Kansas department of agriculture, division of water resources' document titled "groundwater source format…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 3.—Appropriation Rights 5-3-5. Approval of application. The approval of an application on the prescribed form shall constitute a permit to proceed with the construction of autho…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 3.—Appropriation Rights 5-3-5a. Authorization for the use of water for emergency purposes. The chief engineer, or a person designated by the chief engineer, may authorize the us…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 3.—Appropriation Rights 5-3-5b. Approval of application for water for the development of underground storage in mineralized formations. In any case where it is not technological…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 3.—Appropriation Rights 5-3-5c. Check valves. (a) All diversion works not subject to regulation under the Kansas chemigation safety law, K.S.A. 2-3301 et seq. and amendments the…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 3.—Appropriation Rights 5-3-5d. Requirement to install a water level measurement tube. Each well with an authorized maximum rate of diversion of 100 or more gallons per minute d…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 3.—Appropriation Rights 5-3-5e. Meters and other water-measuring devices; reporting readings; maintenance, and replacement. (a) For the purpose of this regulation, "meter" shall…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 3.—Appropriation Rights 5-3-5g. Designation of a water use correspondent. If the owner or owners of an approval of application or a water right desire to delegate the authority …

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 3.—Appropriation Rights 5-3-5h. Water conservation plans. Each water conservation plan shall be submitted on a form prescribed by the chief engineer. The plan shall also contain…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 3.—Appropriation Rights 5-3-5i. Time limit to implement a water conservation plan. (a) The time to fully implement the water conservation plan shall be limited by the chief engi…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 3.—Appropriation Rights 5-3-5j. Maintenance of a water conservation plan. Once implemented, the applicant shall continue to satisfactorily maintain each component of the water c…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 3.—Appropriation Rights 5-3-5k. Review of a water conservation plan. The right to review the water conservation plan to determine if it is consistent with current guidelines ado…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 3.—Appropriation Rights 5-3-5l. Changes in a water conservation plan. If a person required to implement a water conservation plan desires to make a material change in the plan, …

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 3.—Appropriation Rights 5-3-5m. Limited power of attorney. If all of the owners of an approval of application or water right desire to authorize any other person to take any typ…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 3.—Appropriation Rights 5-3-5n. Authorized place of use. (a) Except as set forth in subsection (b), each approval of application, or an approval of an application for change fil…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 3.—Appropriation Rights 5-3-5o. Amending water use reports. (a) Except as specified in this subsection, each annual water use report submitted to the chief engineer pursuant to …

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 3.—Appropriation Rights 5-3-6. Forfeiture, revocation and dismissal. Failure of the applicant or his or her successors to comply with the provisions of the approval of applicati…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 3.—Appropriation Rights 5-3-6a. Sealing diversion works. (a) If the chief engineer or any authorized representative has reasonable cause to believe that any person has failed to…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 3.—Appropriation Rights 5-3-7. Request for extension of time. (a) For applications filed after May 1, 1978, any request for extension of time either for completion of diversion …

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 3.—Appropriation Rights 5-3-8. Certificate of appropriation. Upon determination that the appropriation diversion works have been completed and an appropriation right perfected i…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 3.—Appropriation Rights 5-3-9. Public interest. (a) In accordance with K.S.A. 82a-711(b)(5), as amended, in ascertaining whether a proposed use will prejudicially and unreasonab…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 30.—Dams 5-30-1. Approval of or permits for dams. The chief engineer shall not approve or grant a permit for any dam subject to the jurisdiction of the chief engineer under the …

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 4.—Distribution of Water Between Users 5-4-1. Revoked. (Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 82a-706a; modified, L. 1978, ch. 460, May 1, 1978; amended Oct. 29, 2010; revoked D…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 4.—Distribution of Water Between Users 5-4-1a. Revoked. (Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 82a-706a; effective Oct. 29, 2010; revoked Dec. 19, 2025.)

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 4.—Distribution of Water Between Users 5-4-1b. Impairment complaints; regulation of impairing rights. (a) Each complaint that a prior right to the use of water is being impaired…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 4.—Distribution of Water Between Users 5-4-2. Protection of releases from storage under low-flow conditions. (a) As used only in this regulation, the following terms shall have …

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 4.—Distribution of Water Between Users 5-4-4. Well spacing. (a) The spacing between wells shall be sufficient to prevent direct impairment between wells located in a common sour…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 4.—Distribution of Water Between Users 5-4-5. Approval of application for additional rate only. (a) Except as set forth in subsection (c), an application for a permit to appropr…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 4.—Distribution of Water Between Users 5-4-8. Custodial care of the state. (a) For any groundwater or surface water right placed in the custodial care of the state, the followin…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 40.—Design of Earth Dams 5-40-1. Definitions. As used in K.S.A. 82a-301 through 82a-305a and amendments thereto, in the regulations adopted pursuant to these statutes, and by th…