12-3101. Name of act. This act shall be known as the water pollution act. History: L. 1959, ch. 87, § 1; June 30. Law Review and Bar Journal References: "Fifteen Years of Home Rule in Kansas Municipalities," Murray E. Anderson, 16 W.L.J. 360, 368 (1977). CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Purpose of act is water abatement; not statutory authority for ordinance levying sewer charges under facts. Jennings v. Walsh, 214 Kan. 398, 399, 521 P.2d 311. 2. Whether ordinance exempting city from KWPA is administrative precluding repeal by initiative processes examined. City of Wichita v. Kansas Taxpayers Network, Inc., 255 Kan. 534, 535, 874 P.2d 667 (1994). 3. Mentioned in city home rule challenge to city opting out of municipal court fee statute. Farha v. City of Wichita, 284 Kan. 507, 519, 161 P.3d 717 (2007). Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026