Division of water resources; creation

74-506a. Division of water resources; creation. For the purpose of consolidating the Kansas water commission and the division of irrigation there is hereby created a division of water resources within the Kansas department of agriculture. History: L. 1927, ch. 293, § 1; L. 2004, ch. 101, § 115; July 1. Law Review and Bar Journal References: "Comparing and Contrasting the Roles of the Division of Water Resources and the Groundwater Management Districts in Groundwater Management and Regulation," Lelan E. Rolfs, 15 Kan. J.L. & Pub. Pol'y, No. 3, 505 (2006). CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Act discussed; supervisory power over drainage districts conferred on division of water resources. State, ex rel., v. Dolese Bros. Co., 151 Kan. 801, 809, 102 P.2d 95. 2. Discussed; state division of water resources has no authority over underground water rights. State, ex rel., v. Board of Agriculture, 158 Kan. 603, 610, 149 P.2d 604. 3. Mentioned in holding that nothing herein governs legal liability of landowners for runoff caused by land leveling. Clawson v. Garrison, 3 Kan. App. 2d 188, 200, 592 P.2d 117. 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