Source: http://www.allianceforwaterefficiency.org/Kansas-Policy-Info-2012.aspx
Timestamp: 2018-10-17 18:22:21
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 82', '§ 82', '§ 82', '§ 82', '§ 82', '§ 65', '§ 82', '§ 82', '§ 82', '§ 82', '§ 65', '§ 82', '§ 82', '§ 82', '§ 82', '§ 82', '§ 82']

Kansas - 2012 State Policy Information
Below are results for Kansas from the 2011/2012 Water Efficiency and Conservation State Scorecard survey.
The Kansas Water Office is charged by statute with developing guidelines for water conservation plans and practices.
Statute 74-2608: Duties of office
Additionally, the Division of Water Resources of the Kansas Department of Agriculture is in charge of permitting.
KAN. ADMIN. REGS. 82a-733:
“(a) The chief engineer may require an applicant for a permit to appropriate water for beneficial use or the owner of a water right or permit to appropriate water for beneficial use to adopt and implement conservation plans and practices… In selecting the applications, water rights or permits for which conservation plans and practices are required to be adopted and implemented, the chief engineer shall give priority to: (1) Water users that share a common source of supply that could be insufficient during times of drought; (2) water users whose use is significantly higher than their peers from the same geographical area with comparable circumstances; and (3) water users who apply for any state administered grant, loan or cost-share moneys for water-related projects… (b) The chief engineer shall allow… reasonable time to implement the conservation plan... (c) Plans and practices required pursuant to this section shall be consistent with the guidelines for conservation plans and practices developed and maintained by the Kansas water office… (d) Before any state agency makes any loan or grant, or provides any cost-share funds, for any water-related projects to any person or entity, the state agency may require the person or entity to submit to, and have approved by, the chief engineer a water conservation plan...”
KAN. ADMIN. REGS. 82a-733 Text
Only in certain circumstances, and in some cases it is discretionary (such as for a permit to appropriate water for beneficial use).
KAN. STAT. ANN. § 82a-733(a):
“The chief engineer may require an applicant for a permit to appropriate water for beneficial use or the owner of a water right or permit to appropriate water for beneficial use to adopt and implement water conservation plans and practices.”
KAN. STAT. ANN. § 82a-733(d):
“Before any state agency makes any loan or grant, or provides any cost-share funds, for any water-related projects to any person or entity, the state agency may require the person or entity to submit to, and have approved by, the chief engineer a water conservation plan consistent with the guidelines for conservation plans and practices developed and maintained by the Kansas water office . . . .”
KAN. STAT. ANN. § 82a-1348:
“Each member of a water assurance district shall adopt conservation plans and practices for such member. Such plans and practices shall be consistent with the guidelines for conservation plans and practices developed and maintained by the Kansas water office . . . .”
KAN. STAT. ANN. § 82a-1502(b):
“No water transfer shall be approved under the provision of this act: . . . (2) unless the hearing officer determines that the applicant has adopted and implemented conservation plans and practices that (A) are consistent with the guidelines developed and maintained by the Kansas water office . . . .”
KAN. STAT. ANN. § 82a-1608 [relating to the Multipurpose Small Lakes Program]:
“If public water supply storage is included in such a project, the sponsor shall have a water conservation plan which has been submitted to and approved by the chief engineer.”
KAN. STAT. ANN. § 65-163g(b) [relating to the public water supply loan program priority list considerations]:
“the secretary shall: (1) Exclude from the priority list any project of a municipality which has not adopted and implemented conservation plans and practices that are consistent with the guidelines developed and maintained by the Kansas water office . . . .”
KAN. STAT. ANN. § 82a-733 Text
KAN. STAT. ANN. § 82a-1348 Text
KAN. STAT. ANN. § 82a-1502 Text
KAN. STAT. ANN. § 82a-1608 Text
KAN. STAT. ANN. § 65-163 Text
Yes, in regard to conservation plans that the chief engineer may require for an applicant for a permit to appropriate water for beneficial use.
KAN. STAT. ANN. § 82a-733(f):
“The chief engineer may approve the conservation plans and practices required pursuant to the provisions of this section on such terms, conditions and limitations as deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. The implementation of the conservation plan and practices as approved or any subsequent approved modification shall constitute a condition of the water right or permit to appropriate water for beneficial use.”
KAN. STAT. ANN. § 82a-733(g):
“Any conservation plans and practices required pursuant to this section with regard to any groundwater right or permit to appropriate groundwater from within the boundaries of a groundwater management district shall be subject to approval by both the chief engineer and the board of directors of the groundwater management district unless such plans and practices are incorporated in the groundwater management district's management program which has been approved by the chief engineer pursuant to KAN. STAT. ANN. § 82a-1029 and amendments thereto.”
KAN. STAT. ANN. § 82a-733(d): " Before any state agency makes any loan or grant, or provides any cost-share funds, for any water-related projects to any person or entity, the state agency may require the person or entity to submit to, and have approved by, the chief engineer a water conservation plan ..."
There is no ongoing requirement to submit updated plans.
Regarding conservation plans that the chief engineer may require for an applicant for a permit to appropriate water for beneficial use
KAN. STAT. ANN. § 82a-733(c): “Plans . . . shall be consistent with the guidelines for conservation plans and practices developed and maintained by the Kansas water office . . . The Kansas water office shall provide, or arrange to provide, technical assistance for water users required to adopt and implement conservation plans and practices pursuant to this section.”
Kansas Municipal Water Conservation Plan Guidelines
Yes, as enforceable permit terms.
KAN. STAT. ANN. § 82a-733(f): " The implementation of the conservation plan and practices as approved or any subsequent approved modification shall constitute a condition of the water right or permit to appropriate water for beneficial use."
The Kansas Water Office offers voluntary and free technical assistance to communities that have over 30 percent unaccounted for water use in their system.