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KS Stat § 65-170g (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 1 - Secretary Of Health And Environment, Activities|65-170g Disclosure of information; trade secrets; confidential information.

65-170g. Disclosure of information; trade secrets; confidential information. Records, reports, data or other information obtained relative to or from sources or potential sources of discharges of water pollutants shall be available to the public except that upon a showing satisfactory to the secretary of health and environment by any person that such records, reports, data or other information would divulge methods or processes entitled to protection as trade secrets under the uniform trade secrets act (K.S.A. 60-3320 et seq., and amendments thereto), then the secretary of health and environment shall consider such records, reports, data, or other information as confidential. Nothing in this act shall be construed to make confidential any effluent data, including records, reports or information and permits, draft permits and permit applications. Any such records, reports, data, or other information considered confidential may be made available to other officers, employees or authorized representatives of the federal, state and local government with responsibilities in water pollution control and additionally may be utilized in any proceeding whether civil or criminal.History: L. 1973, ch. 256, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 352, § 35; L. 2005, ch. 67, § 5; July 1.
KS Stat § 65-171a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 1 - Secretary Of Health And Environment, Activities|65-171a Stream pollution detrimental to animal or aquatic life.

65-171a. Stream pollution detrimental to animal or aquatic life. The authority of the secretary of health and environment in matters of stream pollution is hereby supplemented to include stream pollution found to be detrimental to public health or detrimental to the animal or aquatic life of the state.History: L. 1927, ch. 239, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 352, § 36; July 1.
KS Stat § 65-171b (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 1 - Secretary Of Health And Environment, Activities|65-171b Same; abatement.

65-171b. Same; abatement. It shall be the duty of the attorney general, on presentation by the secretary of health and environment of evidence of abatable pollution of the surface waters detrimental to the animal or aquatic life in the state, to take such action as may be necessary to secure the abatement of such pollution.History: L. 1927, ch. 239, § 2; L. 1974, ch. 352, § 37; July 1.
KS Stat § 65-171c (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 1 - Secretary Of Health And Environment, Activities|65-171c Same; technical advisers.

65-171c. Same; technical advisers. The secretary of health and environment shall have authority to appoint or employ such technical advisers as may be necessary in order to carry out the provisions of this act.History: L. 1927, ch. 239, § 3; L. 1974, ch. 352, § 38; July 1.
KS Stat § 65-171e (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 1 - Secretary Of Health And Environment, Activities|65-171e Same; investigations, services and orders; fees.

65-171e. Same; investigations, services and orders; fees. All investigations, services and orders rendered, issued or promulgated under the provisions of K.S.A. 65-171d, and amendments thereto, shall be made by such agency, section or division of the department of health and environment, or any of them, as may be designated by the secretary of health and environment, and all fees collected shall be remitted by the secretary to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the state general fund.History: L. 1933, ch. 85, § 2 (Special Session); L. 1949, ch. 327, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 352, § 40; L. 1975, ch. 312, § 3; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 212; July 1.
KS Stat § 65-171f (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 1 - Secretary Of Health And Environment, Activities|65-171f Same; penalties for failure to comply with rules and regulations.

65-171f. Same; penalties for failure to comply with rules and regulations. Every public authority having by law the charge of the sewer system of any municipality, township, county or legally constituted sewer district or any person, company, corporation, institution, municipality or federal agency that shall willfully or negligently, fail to comply with the rules, regulations and orders of the secretary of health and environment authorized by K.S.A. 65-171d, as amended, shall be punished upon conviction by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) and not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000). Each day in which the failure to comply with such requirements and orders continues shall constitute a separate offense.History: L. 1933, ch. 85, § 3 (Special Session); L. 1949, ch. 327, § 2; L. 1973, ch. 243, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 352, § 41; July 1.
KS Stat § 65-171g (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 1 - Secretary Of Health And Environment, Activities|65-171g Protection of water and air from sewage contamination.

65-171g. Protection of water and air from sewage contamination. Water supply shall be protected against contamination from sewage by the prohibition of any connection between sewage and water systems which provide the possibility of water contamination by means of back syphonage or direct connection. Air in enclosed spaces shall be protected against contamination from toxic, explosive, or disagreeable gases or vapors from a sewage system by providing leak-tight and substantial waste and ventilation connections, and liquid sealed traps on all plumbing fixtures discharging into any type of sewage disposal systems.History: L. 1951, ch. 363, § 1; June 30.
KS Stat § 65-171h (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 1 - Secretary Of Health And Environment, Activities|65-171h Minimum standards for sanitary water and sewage systems.

65-171h. Minimum standards for sanitary water and sewage systems. The secretary of health and environment in pursuance of his general power of supervision over the interests of the health and life of the citizens of this state, and the sanitary conditions under which they live and in order to protect the quality of the waters of the state for beneficial uses is hereby authorized and empowered to develop, assemble, compile, approve and publish minimum standards of design, construction, and maintenance of sanitary water and sewage systems, and shall publish and make available such approved minimum standards to municipalities, communities and citizens of this state, and shall from time to time make recommendations to the appropriate committees of the legislature, for any legislation that may be required to adequately protect air in enclosed spaces, and water supply from contamination.History: L. 1951, ch. 363, § 2; L. 1967, ch. 333, § 5; L. 1974, ch. 352, § 42; July 1.
KS Stat § 65-171i (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 1 - Secretary Of Health And Environment, Activities|65-171i Feedlot law administration not affected by this act.

65-171i. Feedlot law administration not affected by this act. Nothing in this act [*] shall be construed as limiting the authority of the state animal health commissioner in matters concerning the administration of the law concerning feedlots, K.S.A. 47-1501 et seq., and amendments thereto.History: L. 1967, ch. 333, § 6; L. 1989, ch. 156, § 63; L. 2012, ch. 140, § 110; July 1.* "This act," see, also, 65-165 to 65-167, 65-171d, 65-171h.
KS Stat § 65-171j (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 1 - Secretary Of Health And Environment, Activities|65-171j Discharge of substances containing mercury into waters of state prohibited; penalty.

65-171j. Discharge of substances containing mercury into waters of state prohibited; penalty. (a) As used in this act:(1) "Waters of the state" shall be defined as stated in K.S.A. 65-161; and(2) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation or other association of persons.(b) It is hereby prohibited for any person, directly or indirectly, to discharge into the waters of the state any substance containing mercury or any compound or derivative of mercury in any quantity which is or may become injurious to the public health, safety or welfare; or which is or may become injurious to domestic, commercial, industrial, agricultural, recreational or other uses which are being or may be made of such waters; or which is or may become injurious to the value or utility of riparian lands; or which is or may become injurious to livestock, wild animals, birds, fish, aquatic life or plants or the growth or propagation thereof be prevented or injuriously affected; or whereby the value of fish and game is or may be destroyed or impaired.(c) Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of [a] class B misdemeanor.History: L. 1971, ch. 202, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 65-171l (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 1 - Secretary Of Health And Environment, Activities|65-171l Same; analyses to performed by laboratory certificated by secretary.

65-171l. Same; analyses to performed by laboratory certificated by secretary. Whenever any water sample analysis is required by the secretary of health and environment for the purposes of any permit or application for a permit under K.S.A. 65-163, 65-165 or 65-171d, or any amendments thereto, such water sample analysis shall be performed by a laboratory which has been certified and approved by the secretary of health and environment pursuant to this act and any rules and regulations adopted hereunder.History: L. 1976, ch. 260, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 65-171m (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 1 - Secretary Of Health And Environment, Activities|65-171m Public water supply systems; primary drinking water standards; rules and regulations, authority to adopt, scope; stringency of standards; requiring fluorides prohibited.

65-171m. Public water supply systems; primary drinking water standards; rules and regulations, authority to adopt, scope; stringency of standards; requiring fluorides prohibited. The secretary of health and environment shall adopt rules and regulations for the implementation of this act [*]. In addition to procedural rules and regulations, the secretary may adopt rules and regulations providing for but not limited to: (a) Primary drinking water standards applicable to all public water supply systems in the state. The primary drinking water standards may (1) identify contaminants which may have an adverse effect on the health of persons; (2) specify for each contaminant either a maximum contaminant level that is acceptable in water for human consumption, if it is economically and technologically feasible to ascertain the level of such contaminant in water in public water supply systems; or the treatment techniques or methods which lead to a reduction of the level of the contaminant sufficient to protect the public health, if it is not economically or technologically feasible to ascertain the level of the contaminant in the water in the public water supply system; and (b) establish the requirements for adequate monitoring, maintenance of records and submission of reports, sampling and analysis of water, citing criteria and review and inspections to insure compliance with the contaminant levels or methods of treatment and to insure proper operation and maintenance of the public water supply system; and (c) the definition of different categories of public water supply systems such as community water supply systems and noncommunity water supply systems and may provide for varying requirements for monitoring, maintenance of records and reporting, sampling and analysis of water, citing criteria, and review and inspections based on numbers of persons served, source of supply whether surface or groundwater or other conditions as the secretary may determine to be in the interest of public health and welfare and economic benefits.The standards established under this section shall be at least as stringent as the national primary drinking water regulations adopted under public law 93-523. No primary drinking water standard or rule and regulation may require the addition of fluorides to public water supplies.History: L. 1977, ch. 212, § 5; Apr. 14.* "This act," see, also, 65-162a, 65-163, 65-163a, 65-170b and 65-171m et seq.
KS Stat § 65-171n (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 1 - Secretary Of Health And Environment, Activities|65-171n Same; development of emergency plans by secretary.

65-171n. Same; development of emergency plans by secretary. The secretary of health and environment shall develop plans for emergency conditions and situations that may endanger the public health or welfare by contamination of drinking water. The plans shall identify potential sources of contaminants, situations or conditions that could place the contaminants in the public drinking water, techniques and methods to be used by public water supply systems to reduce or eliminate the dangers to public health caused by the emergency situations or conditions, methods and times for analysis or testing during emergency situations or conditions, alternate sources of water available to public water supply systems and methods of supplying drinking water to consumers if a public water supply system cannot supply the water.History: L. 1977, ch. 212, § 6; Apr. 14.
KS Stat § 65-171o (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 1 - Secretary Of Health And Environment, Activities|65-171o Public water supply systems; suppliers to provide notice, when; form of notice.

65-171o. Public water supply systems; suppliers to provide notice, when; form of notice. The secretary of health and environment may require a supplier of water to give notice to the persons served by the public water supply system and to the secretary of health and environment whenever the public water supply system:(a) Is not in compliance with an applicable maximum contaminant level or treatment technique requirement of, or a testing procedure prescribed by, a primary drinking water standard adopted under K.S.A. 65-171m, and amendments thereto; or(b) fails to perform monitoring, testing, analyzing or sampling as required; or(c) is subject to a variance or exception; or(d) is not in compliance with the requirements prescribed by a variance or exemption; or(e) is subject to potential lead contamination from either or both of the following: (1) The lead content in the construction materials of the public water distribution system; (2) corrosivity of the water supply sufficient to cause leaching of lead.The secretary of health and environment shall by rule and regulation prescribe the form and manner for giving such notice.History: L. 1977, ch. 212, § 7; L. 1979, ch. 190, § 1; L. 1988, ch. 248, § 1; Apr. 21.
KS Stat § 65-171p (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 1 - Secretary Of Health And Environment, Activities|65-171p Public water supply systems; variances; conditions; notice; requests for public hearing; scheduled compliance.

65-171p. Public water supply systems; variances; conditions; notice; requests for public hearing; scheduled compliance. (a) The secretary of health and environment may grant a variance from an applicable primary drinking water standard to a public water supply system where the variance will not result in an unreasonable risk to the public health and where, because of the characteristics of the raw water sources reasonably available to the public water supply system, the public water supply system cannot meet the maximum contaminant levels of the primary drinking water standards despite application of the best technology, treatment techniques or other means which the secretary finds are generally available, taking costs into consideration.(b) Prior to granting a variance, the secretary shall provide notice in a newspaper of general circulation serving the area served by the public water supply system of the proposed variance and that interested persons may request a public hearing on the proposed variance. If a public hearing is requested the secretary shall set a time and place for the hearing. The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act. Frivolous or insubstantial requests for a hearing may be denied by the secretary.(c) A variance shall be conditioned on monitoring, testing, analyzing or other requirements to insure the protection of the public health. A variance granted shall include a schedule of compliance under which the public water supply system is required to meet each contaminant level for which a variance is granted within a reasonable time as specified by the secretary.History: L. 1977, ch. 212, § 8; L. 1988, ch. 356, § 182; July 1, 1989.
KS Stat § 65-171q (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 1 - Secretary Of Health And Environment, Activities|65-171q Same; exemptions; required findings; notice; requests for public hearings; scheduled compliance.

65-171q. Same; exemptions; required findings; notice; requests for public hearings; scheduled compliance. (a) The secretary of health and environment may grant an exemption from any requirement relating to a maximum contaminant level or from any treatment technique requirement, or from both, of an applicable primary drinking water standard to a public water supply system upon a finding that: (1) The exemption will not result in an unreasonable risk to the public health; (2) the public water supply system is unable to comply with the contaminant level or treatment technique requirement due to compelling factors, which may include economic factors; and (3) the public water supply system was in operation on the effective date of the contaminant level or treatment technique requirement.(b) Prior to granting an exemption, the secretary shall provide notice in a newspaper of general circulation serving the area served by the public water supply system of the proposed exemption and that interested persons may request a public hearing on the proposed exemption.(c) If a public hearing is requested the secretary shall set a time and place for the hearing. Frivolous and insubstantial requests for a hearing may be denied by the secretary. An exemption shall be conditioned on monitoring, testing, analyzing or other requirements to insure the protection of the public health. An exemption granted shall include a schedule of compliance under which the public water supply system is required to meet each contaminant level or treatment technique requirement for which an exemption is granted within a reasonable time as specified by the secretary.History: L. 1977, ch. 212, § 9; Apr. 14.
KS Stat § 65-171s (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 1 - Secretary Of Health And Environment, Activities|65-171s Same; violation of standards; penalties; procedure; hearing; judicial review.

65-171s. Same; violation of standards; penalties; procedure; hearing; judicial review. (a) Any person who violates any provision of K.S.A. 65-171r, and amendments thereto, shall incur, in addition to any other penalty provided by law, a civil penalty in an amount not more than $5,000 for each violation. In the case of a continuing violation, every day such violation continues shall be deemed a separate violation. The secretary, upon a finding that a person has violated any provision of K.S.A. 65-171r, and amendments thereto, may impose upon the person a civil penalty of not to exceed the limitations provided in this section. In determining the amount of the civil penalty, the secretary shall take into consideration all relevant circumstances, including but not limited to, the extent of harm caused by the violation, the nature and persistence of the violation, the length of time over which the violation occurs and any corrective actions taken.(b) All civil penalties assessed shall be due and payable within 35 days after written notice of the imposition of a civil penalty is served on the person upon whom the penalty is being imposed, unless a longer period of time is granted by the secretary or unless the person appeals the assessment as provided in this section.(c) No civil penalty shall be imposed under this section except upon the written order of the secretary to the person upon whom the penalty is to be imposed, stating the nature of the violation, the penalty imposed and the right of the person upon whom the penalty is imposed to appeal to the secretary for a hearing on the matter. A person upon whom a civil penalty has been imposed may appeal, within 15 days after service of the order imposing the civil penalty, to the secretary. If appealed, a hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act. The decision of the secretary shall be final unless review is sought under subsection (d).(d) Any action of the secretary pursuant to this section is subject to review in accordance with the Kansas judicial review act.History: L. 1977, ch. 212, § 11; L. 1986, ch. 318, § 87; L. 1988, ch. 356, § 183; L. 2010, ch. 17, § 114; July 1.
KS Stat § 65-171t (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 1 - Secretary Of Health And Environment, Activities|65-171t Same; attorney general to seek injunctive relief.

65-171t. Same; attorney general to seek injunctive relief. The attorney general, upon the request of the secretary of health and environment, shall bring an action in the name of the state of Kansas to seek injunctive relief to prevent the violation, or to enjoin any continuing violation, of any provision of this act [*] or any rule and regulation adopted pursuant to the provisions of this act [*].History: L. 1977, ch. 212, § 12; Apr. 14.* "This act," see, also, 65-162a, 65-163, 65-163a, 65-170b and 65-171m et seq.