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Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 40.—Design of Earth Dams 5-40-102. Minimum requirements to be an individual reviewer. To be an individual reviewer, each person shall meet both of the following qualifications: …

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 40.—Design of Earth Dams 5-40-103. Conflict of interest. A reviewer shall not be eligible to review any of the following: (a) Any project in which the reviewer has participated …

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 40.—Design of Earth Dams 5-40-104. Notification of approval or disapproval to be a reviewer. Within 60 days of the receipt in the office of the chief engineer of a completed req…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 40.—Design of Earth Dams 5-40-105. Procedure for independent review of an application to construct a dam or other water obstruction. (a) When an applicant provides a copy of tha…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 40.—Design of Earth Dams 5-40-106. Report of findings of independent reviewer. (a) When a reviewer completes the review of an application pursuant to K.S.A. 82a-302 and amendmen…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 40.—Design of Earth Dams 5-40-11. Revoked. (Authorized by K.S.A. 82a-303a; implementing K.S.A. 82a-302 and 82a-303; effective Sept. 22, 2000; revoked May 18, 2007.)

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 40.—Design of Earth Dams 5-40-12. As-built drawings. (a) Each permit shall be conditioned by the chief engineer to require as-built drawings for each category listed in subsecti…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 40.—Design of Earth Dams 5-40-13. Revoked. (Authorized by K.S.A. 82a-303a; implementing K.S.A. 82a-303; effective May 1, 1987; revoked May 18, 2007.)

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 40.—Design of Earth Dams 5-40-14. Testing a principal spillway pipe installation in a dam; applicability. (a) For the purpose of testing the leakage rate of principal spillway p…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 40.—Design of Earth Dams 5-40-15. Testing a principal spillway pipe installation in a dam; general procedures. The following general procedures shall apply to all static pressur…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 40.—Design of Earth Dams 5-40-16. Testing a principal spillway pipe installation in a dam; allowable leakage rate, test methods. The allowable leakage rate for a principal spill…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 40.—Design of Earth Dams 5-40-2. Dams; plans and specifications. The plans required by K.S.A. 82a-302, and amendments thereto, to construct, repair, or modify a dam shall includ…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 40.—Design of Earth Dams 5-40-20. Hazard classes of dams. (a) The hazard classes of dams shall be determined from the following based on the location of the dam, the hazards fou…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 40.—Design of Earth Dams 5-40-21. Class sizes of dams. (a) Each dam that the chief engineer has authority to regulate pursuant to K.S.A. 82a-301 et seq., and amendments thereto,…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 40.—Design of Earth Dams 5-40-22. Design requirements for construction of a dam. Each dam constructed shall meet or exceed the design requirements specified in the table in this…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 40.—Design of Earth Dams 5-40-23. Detention storage. (a) To determine the minimum required detention storage, the applicant shall show that the computed runoff from the detentio…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 40.—Design of Earth Dams 5-40-24. Dam breach analysis. A dam breach analysis shall be conducted on each proposed dam as specified in this regulation. If a dam breach analysis is…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 40.—Design of Earth Dams 5-40-26. Request to issue or reconsider hazard class determination. (a)(1) If an owner or applicant does not agree with the hazard classification determ…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 40.—Design of Earth Dams 5-40-2a. Benchmarks. (a) At least two permanent benchmarks shall be installed for future reference at each dam. Each benchmark shall be located accordin…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 40.—Design of Earth Dams 5-40-2b. Design reports. (a) The application for each permit to construct, repair, or modify a dam shall be accompanied by a design report prepared by t…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 40.—Design of Earth Dams 5-40-3. Specifications. (a) Each applicant shall submit specifications with the application for a permit to construct a dam. The specifications shall ad…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 40.—Design of Earth Dams 5-40-30. Time of concentration. (a) Except as specified in subsections (b) and (c), the time of concentration (Tc) shall be determined by using one of t…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 40.—Design of Earth Dams 5-40-31. Design duration rainfall depth. (a) If the time of concentration is six hours or less, a duration of six hours shall be used for all design sto…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 40.—Design of Earth Dams 5-40-32. Determination of rainfall excess. (a) Rainfall excess shall be determined by using the natural resource conservation service (NRCS) runoff curv…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 40.—Design of Earth Dams 5-40-33. Hydrographs. The rainfall excess determined in K.A.R. 5-40-32 shall be used to determine the time-discharge relationship of inflow to the reser…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 40.—Design of Earth Dams 5-40-4. Preparer of maps, plans, profiles, reports, and specifications. In addition to the requirements of the Kansas state board of technical professio…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 40.—Design of Earth Dams 5-40-40. Geotechnical investigation of all dams. (a) Each applicant shall ensure that a sufficient geotechnical investigation is performed on the propos…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 40.—Design of Earth Dams 5-40-41. Geotechnical investigation of a low-impact dam. (a) In addition to meeting the requirements of K.A.R. 5-40-40, each low-impact dam shall have a…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 40.—Design of Earth Dams 5-40-42. Geotechnical investigation of a high-impact dam. (a) In addition to meeting the requirements of K.A.R. 5-40-40, each proposed high-impact dam s…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 40.—Design of Earth Dams 5-40-43. Cutoff trench. (a) Each dam shall have a cutoff trench. The cutoff trench shall meet all of the following requirements: (1) Have side slopes no…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 40.—Design of Earth Dams 5-40-44. Embankment. (a) The minimum top width of an embankment shall be determined from the following table: Height of dam (in feet) Minimum top width …

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 40.—Design of Earth Dams 5-40-45. Allowance for settlement of an earthen dam. (a) A detailed soil mechanics investigation report shall be submitted as part of the design report …

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 40.—Design of Earth Dams 5-40-46. Side slopes of an earthen dam. (a) The side slopes of each earthen dam shall be designed and constructed to be stable and easily maintained. (b…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 40.—Design of Earth Dams 5-40-5. Determining the capacity of a reservoir. (a) The capacity of each proposed reservoir shall be determined as specified in K.A.R. 5-40-2(h). (b) T…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 40.—Design of Earth Dams 5-40-50. Pipes. (a) Each pipe under or through an embankment shall meet the following requirements: (1) Be capable of withstanding the external load wit…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 40.—Design of Earth Dams 5-40-51. Acceptable trash racks for primary spillways. (a) Except as specified in subsection (c), each new or modified primary spillway permitted on or …

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 40.—Design of Earth Dams 5-40-52. Stilling basins. (a) For each new dam, for each primary spillway conduit replacement, and for each existing dam for which the chief engineer de…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 40.—Design of Earth Dams 5-40-53. Drawdown pipes. (a) Except as specified in subsection (b), each dam shall be equipped with a drawdown pipe that meets the requirements for a pi…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 40.—Design of Earth Dams 5-40-54. Control of seepage along a conduit. (a) Each conduit through any portion of a dam below the elevation of the permanent pool shall be constructe…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 40.—Design of Earth Dams 5-40-55. Earthen auxiliary spillways. Each earthen auxiliary spillway shall meet all of the following requirements: (a) If the design discharge from the…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 40.—Design of Earth Dams 5-40-56. Maximum design velocity for an auxiliary spillway. (a) The maximum velocity in feet per second during the design storm for water flowing in a v…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 40.—Design of Earth Dams 5-40-57. Service spillway design. (a) If a dam will have a service spillway, the spillway shall be designed and constructed with a lining material that …

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 40.—Design of Earth Dams 5-40-5a. Determining the height of a dam or barrier. To determine the height of a dam or barrier pursuant to K.S.A. 82a-301(b) and amendments thereto, t…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 40.—Design of Earth Dams 5-40-6. Waiver and stricter requirements. (a) The chief engineer may waive any of the regulations adopted under articles 40, 41, 42 and 43 if it is show…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 40.—Design of Earth Dams 5-40-7. Other maps, plans, profiles, data and specifications. The applicant shall also submit any other maps, plans, profiles and specifications of the …

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 40.—Design of Earth Dams 5-40-70. Construction notification to the chief engineer. Each holder of a permit to construct, or an approval to repair or modify a dam, shall notify t…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department of Agriculture—Division of Water Resources Article 40.—Design of Earth Dams 5-40-71. Inspection during dam construction, repair, and modification. (a) Except as specified in subsection (d), each high-impact dam shall be inspecte…