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KS Stat § 42-318 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 42 - Irrigation|Article 3 - Irrigation And Irrigation Districts|42-318 Condemnation of land for public mill or manufactory.

42-318. Condemnation of land for public mill or manufactory. Where any person or corporation shall have constructed a ditch, conduit or other works for diverting or conveying water, and the fall of such water therein is at any place sufficient to afford power for the operation of machinery, such person or corporation shall be entitled to condemn and take for the erection of a public mill or manufactory at the place of such fall, or convenient thereto for the service of all who shall resort thereto, such amount of land as may be necessary for the location and construction of such mill or manufactory, and the necessary appurtenances thereof; and the proprietor of such mill or manufactory may at any time afterwards, if for the utilization of such power for like public purpose the enlargement of such mill or manufactory or the appurtenances thereof be required, in like manner condemn and take other lands necessary for such enlargement; and lands may be condemned and taken in like manner for the tailrace for turning such waters into such ditch or conduit next below the said mill or manufactory, and for the roads and ways necessary for passing between such mill or manufactory and the nearest convenient highways. Such roads shall, however, be located so far as practicable upon the lines of the public land subdivisions, and in all cases so as not to occasion unnecessary injury or inconvenience to the proprietors of such lands.History: L. 1891, ch. 133, art. 3, § 3; May 20; R.S. 1923, 42-318.
KS Stat § 42-319 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 42 - Irrigation|Article 3 - Irrigation And Irrigation Districts|42-319 Construction of work in city or town.

42-319. Construction of work in city or town. Where any ditch, conduit or other works for the diversion or conveyance of water shall be proposed to be constructed through, along or across any street, avenue or alley in any city or town, damages and compensation in that behalf shall be awarded only to the proprietors of lots taken or damaged by the construction or maintenance of such works; but the person constructing such ditch, conduit, or other works, or afterwards maintaining or operating the same, shall be subject to such regulations as the authorities of such town may reasonably prescribe for enclosing the excavation during the period of construction, or otherwise protecting the inhabitants of such town from injury by reason thereof, or for bridging such ditch or conduit at the crossing of streets or alleys publicly used and traveled as such at the time of the construction of such ditch, conduit, or other works.History: L. 1891, ch. 133, art. 3, § 4; May 20; R.S. 1923, 42-319.
KS Stat § 42-320 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 42 - Irrigation|Article 3 - Irrigation And Irrigation Districts|42-320 Abandonment of right-of-way or site.

42-320. Abandonment of right-of-way or site. If any person, association or corporation having acquired right of way or site for any canal, ditch, conduit, reservoir or other works for diverting, collecting, conveying, storing or supplying water for industrial uses shall abandon such works, or cease for a period of two years to occupy, utilize and operate the same for the purposes for which such right of way or site was obtained, without due and sufficient cause and reason for such cessation of use, such right of way or site shall cease, and such person, association or corporation shall be deemed to have wholly abandoned the same, and all right, title and interest in and to the lands theretofore so occupied and used shall revert to and vest in the owners at the time of such reversion of the several tracts and parcels of land of which the lands embraced in such right of way or site formerly constituted a part.History: L. 1891, ch. 133, art. 3, § 5; May 20; R.S. 1923, 42-320.
KS Stat § 42-321 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 42 - Irrigation|Article 3 - Irrigation And Irrigation Districts|42-321 Structures for the prevention of floods and waste; liability for damage.

42-321. Structures for the prevention of floods and waste; liability for damage. The proprietors of every canal, fountain, ditch, conduit or other works for conveying, collecting, retaining or storing waters shall construct and always maintain in good order and repair the dams, locks and gates, embankments, and all other appurtenances thereof, so that the water conveyed, collected, retained or stored thereby may not flood or damage the premises of others, or any highway, or unnecessarily run to waste, and shall be liable for all damages resulting from their willful or negligent failure to comply with any of the provisions of this act, or from their negligence in the construction, maintenance or operation of any such works.History: L. 1891, ch. 133, art. 4, § 1; May 20; R.S. 1923, 42-321.
KS Stat § 42-322 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 42 - Irrigation|Article 3 - Irrigation And Irrigation Districts|42-322 Duty to maintain and supply water; damage liability for failure; contracts not affected.

42-322. Duty to maintain and supply water; damage liability for failure; contracts not affected. The proprietors of any canal, ditch, conduit or other works for collecting, diverting or carrying water to be used in whole or in part for the irrigation of land of others, shall at all times keep such works properly repaired and suitably cleaned, so that the same may conveniently carry the water, to which the consumers of water therefrom are entitled, and shall, at all times, so far as may be reasonably practicable keep therein a flow of water sufficient to supply and discharge the amount to which all of those lawfully entitled to the use of water therefrom may be entitled; and such proprietors shall be liable for all damages occasioned such consumers by their willful or negligent failure to comply with the provisions of this section: Provided, That this act shall not be construed to in any way interfere with or prohibit the making of contracts fixing a different period or time when such water shall be supplied.History: L. 1891, ch. 133, art. 4, § 2; L. 1911, ch. 213, § 1; March 6; R.S. 1923, 42-322.
KS Stat § 42-323 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 42 - Irrigation|Article 3 - Irrigation And Irrigation Districts|42-323 Head gate, rating flume and lock; delivery of key to officer.

42-323. Head gate, rating flume and lock; delivery of key to officer. Every person, association or corporation hereafter constructing any canal, ditch, conduit or other works for diverting water from any source wherein any other person, association or corporation shall have a prior right of appropriation of water, shall at the time of the construction thereof construct and place therein a head gate, which shall be placed at or near the head of such works, and so constructed and arranged and so placed with reference to such works that the same may be set to exclude the waters or any part thereof, which are wont to flow therein, at all stages thereof; and every person, association or corporation owning or controlling any such works heretofore constructed, wherein there shall upon the passage of this act be no such head gate, shall construct and place therein such head gate within ninety days after the passage of this act; and such proprietors shall, as may be necessary from time to time, repair, replace, reconstruct and renew such head gates, so that the same shall at all times be efficient for the purposes herein set forth; and every person, association, or corporation owning or controlling such works shall at the time of the construction of said head gate construct and provide, at or near each such head gate, a rating flume, or measuring device for rating or measuring the flow of water in such works, and shall always maintain the same in good condition, and shall put on such head gate a keyed device or lock, which shall be of such strength and so designed, constructed and placed as to permit the locking or fastening of such gate, valve or device at any point at which, as herein provided, the same may be set, and shall, upon demand made by any officer authorized by law to demand and have the same, deliver to such officer the key thereof.History: L. 1891, ch. 133, art. 4, § 3; May 20; R.S. 1923, 42-323.
KS Stat § 42-324 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 42 - Irrigation|Article 3 - Irrigation And Irrigation Districts|42-324 Structures in lieu of head gate; delivery of key.

42-324. Structures in lieu of head gate; delivery of key. If the proprietors of any such works shall construct therein next below the head gate or head thereof a waste gate, or other opening, so that the whole of the waters of such works may be discharged therefrom and returned to the source of supply thereof, and shall place therein a gate which may be set and locked in like manner as herein prescribed in respect of the head gate and shall provide and deliver the key thereof in like manner as hereinbefore provided in respect of a head gate, then and in such case, in lieu of closing the head gate of such works, such waste gate, sand-gate or other place of discharge may be opened and locked so as to discharge the whole or any necessary part of the waters diverted by such works and return the same to the source of supply thereof; and such waste gate shall be held to comply with all the requirements herein respecting the providing of a head gate for such works.History: L. 1891, ch. 133, art 4, § 4; May 20; R.S. 1923, 42-324.
KS Stat § 42-325 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 42 - Irrigation|Article 3 - Irrigation And Irrigation Districts|42-325 Waste gate and tailrace where waters cause damage; discharge of water.

42-325. Waste gate and tailrace where waters cause damage; discharge of water. Every person, association or corporation owning or controlling any ditch, conduit or other works for the conveyance of waters, the water discharged wherefrom has been wont to or probably may flood or damage any road, highway or public grounds, or the lands of other proprietors, shall construct a waste gate and tailrace for discharging the waters of such ditch, conduit or other works into some other works for the conveyance of water, or into the stream wherefrom the same were diverted, or some other stream, ravine or water course, with as little waste or damage to other proprietors as may be: Provided, That such tailrace shall not be so constructed or placed as to convey water into any other such works, save by the consent of the proprietors thereof; and in every case the appropriator next in priority taking water from the same stream or source of supply, and whose ditch, conduit or other works lie below the place of discharge, shall be entitled to have such waste water: Provided further, That nothing in this section contained shall be so construed, nor shall this section be so administered, as to disturb the priorities among the appropriators, or so as to effect the diversion into the works of one appropriator of water to the use whereof another is entitled.History: L. 1891, ch. 133, art. 4, § 5; May 20; R.S. 1923, 42-325.
KS Stat § 42-326 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 42 - Irrigation|Article 3 - Irrigation And Irrigation Districts|42-326 Procurement of waters through like works of other proprietors.

42-326. Procurement of waters through like works of other proprietors. The proprietors of any ditch, conduit, reservoir or other works for the diversion, carriage, retention or storage of waters may procure the waters to which they are entitled, to be carried, stored and distributed from and through like works of any other proprietor upon such terms as may be agreed upon between them without in any manner impairing or affecting their right of priority in respect of such waters: Provided, however, That thereby the waters supplied to any consumer be not diminished.History: L. 1891, ch. 133, art. 4, § 6; May 20; R.S. 1923, 42-326.
KS Stat § 42-327 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 42 - Irrigation|Article 3 - Irrigation And Irrigation Districts|42-327 Outlets and gates for convenient delivery of water; contracts; construction of embankments.

42-327. Outlets and gates for convenient delivery of water; contracts; construction of embankments. The proprietors of every canal, reservoir, ditch or conduit or other works for the appropriation, diversion, storage or carrying of water for beneficial uses shall construct and maintain necessary outlets and gates for the convenient delivery of water to the persons entitled to the use of water from such works: Provided, That where two or more of the persons entitled to the use of water from such works can be conveniently supplied from one outlet, a second or other outlet shall not be required; and a multiplicity of outlets in any ditch or conduit shall at all times be avoided so far as practicable. The location of such outlet shall be under the control of the manager or superintendent of such ditch, conduit, or reservoir, and the same shall be located at the places most convenient and practicable, having reference to the protection and safety of the works and the convenient distribution of water therefrom among those entitled to the use thereof: And provided further, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to prohibit the proprietors of any such works from agreeing with those entitled to the use of such waters, to construct or maintain such outlets and the gates thereof. Every such gate shall be constructed with embankments of height and strength sufficient to control and exclude the water at all stages, and shall be so constructed and arranged that the gate may be set and locked at any place, so as to exclude any part of such waters.History: L. 1891, ch. 133, art. 4, § 7; May 20; R.S. 1923, 42-327.
KS Stat § 42-328 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 42 - Irrigation|Article 3 - Irrigation And Irrigation Districts|42-328 Superintendent; duties; salary.

42-328. Superintendent; duties; salary. It shall be the duty of the superintendent of every such ditch, conduit or reservoir to measure the water therefrom through the outlets to those entitled thereto, and in time of scarcity to apportion the waters flowing in such ditch or conduit, or collected in such reservoir, among those entitled thereto, ratably, and according to the amounts to which they are severally entitled. Where any such ditch, conduit or reservoir hath, subsequent to the original construction, been enlarged, the water diverted, collected, conveyed or stored by means of such enlargement shall be distributed and apportioned in like manner. The several consumers of water under any lateral may at any time, by a vote of a majority thereof, appoint a superintendent to such lateral, who shall be charged with the distribution of the water allotted thereto by the superintendent of the ditch, among those entitled to the use of water from such lateral. A meeting may at any time be called by not less than two of the consumers under such lateral, by notice in writing, specifying the time, place and purpose thereof, for electing such superintendent, or removing him and appointing another. Such superintendent shall hold his office during the pleasure of the consumers of water from such lateral, or a majority of them, and shall receive only such salary or compensation as they may appoint.History: L. 1891, ch. 133, art. 4, § 8; May 20; R.S. 1923, 42-328.
KS Stat § 42-329 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 42 - Irrigation|Article 3 - Irrigation And Irrigation Districts|42-329 Distribution of water at source of supply among proprietors of works.

42-329. Distribution of water at source of supply among proprietors of works. The waters of the several streams and sources of supply shall be distributed among the several canals, ditches, conduits and other works so that the proprietors of each of said works, and those entitled to water therefrom, shall, as nearly as may be, and to the extent of their needs, at all times receive and enjoy the waters to which they are severally entitled; and whenever it shall appear that there is flowing into any such works, water to which the proprietor of any other such works having a prior right is entitled, and that such other works having priority of right is not receiving the water necessary for the consumers of water therefrom, and which ought to flow to the same, the head gate of such works having the excess, and being subsequent in right, shall be closed or partly closed, so that a sufficient amount of water of such stream or source of supply may pass and flow to the said works having the priority of right, to the amount to which the same shall be entitled; and if the proprietors of any such works having such excess and being subsequent in right shall fail or refuse to turn out such supply of water when requested by the party entitled to receive the same so to do, the head gate or waste gate of the works receiving such excess shall be so set and locked by the officer authorized by law to perform such duty as to permit a sufficient amount of said water to pass and flow to the party having the right to receive the same.History: L. 1891, ch. 133, art. 4, § 9; May 20; R.S. 1923, 42-329.
KS Stat § 42-330 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 42 - Irrigation|Article 3 - Irrigation And Irrigation Districts|42-330 Record of boring of artesian well; contents; record and statement to be filed with register of deeds.

42-330. Record of boring of artesian well; contents; record and statement to be filed with register of deeds. Any person sinking or boring for an artesian well shall cause to be kept thereat a record of the work, setting forth the name and post-office address of the proprietor of such well, or of the person causing such well to be sunk or bored, the name of the contractor therefor, and the name of the person actually in charge of the work; the particular location thereof, specifying the particular forty acres and the part thereof whereon the same is situated; if in any city or town, the particular lot or block or other subdivision upon which or nearest to which the same is situate; the date of commencement of work in sinking or boring such well (which may be the commencement of the work of placing machinery therefor); all suspensions of the work and the duration and cause of such suspension; the time of completion of the work or final cessation thereof; the different strata passed through, and the depth at which each thereof shall be reached and passed as near as may be, showing also each flow of water obtained, and each vein of water or water-bearing strata passed through, and the depth thereof, from the surface, numbering each flow or vein of water consecutively from the surface, and the height to which or the distance from the surface the water rises in such well after penetrating each separate flow or vein of water; and at the completion of the well, or at the cessation of work thereon, he shall, without first closing or shutting off the flow therefrom, cause to be ascertained the flow thereof, if a flowing well, in cubic feet per second or decimal fractions thereof; and within a period of thirty days next after completion of such well, or the cessation of work thereon, the proprietor thereof shall make or cause to be made and file in the office of the register of deeds of the county wherein the said well is situate, a statement or certificate, verified by his affidavit or the affidavit of the person in charge of the work, setting forth all the matters aforesaid, the particular vein or flow of water claimed to be appropriated by means of said well, and the total amount of water so claimed to be appropriated in cubic feet per second or decimal fractions thereof, if such well be a flowing well (otherwise the distance from the surface at which the water customarily stands), what part or parts of such well is or are cased, and the interior diameter or diameters of such casing or casings.History: L. 1891, ch. 133, art. 4, § 10; May 20; R.S. 1923, 42-330.
KS Stat § 42-331 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 42 - Irrigation|Article 3 - Irrigation And Irrigation Districts|42-331 Statements by prior proprietors of wells.

42-331. Statements by prior proprietors of wells. Every person who is the proprietor of or entitled to the waters of any artesian well heretofore sunk or bored shall, within ninety days after this act takes effect, make and cause to be filed in said office a like statement, setting forth all the foregoing matters so far as within his knowledge, and according to the best of his knowledge, information and belief.History: L. 1891, ch. 133, art. 4, § 11; May 20; R.S. 1923, 42-331.
KS Stat § 42-332 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 42 - Irrigation|Article 3 - Irrigation And Irrigation Districts|42-332 Record of boring of artesian well; filing in other counties.

42-332. Record of boring of artesian well; filing in other counties. Any person owning or controlling any artesian well may record such certificate (provided for in K.S.A. 42-330 and 42-331) in any county or counties in addition to the county wherein such well is situated; and such record shall be to all parties boring or sinking any artesian well in any such county, notice of the priority of the appropriation of water claimed by the party recording such certificate, and the prior right of such appropriation may be enforced as against any and all parties in such county or counties having acquired or seeking to acquire any subsequent right of appropriation of such waters.History: L. 1891, ch. 133, art. 4, § 12; May 20; R.S. 1923, 42-332.
KS Stat § 42-339 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 42 - Irrigation|Article 3 - Irrigation And Irrigation Districts|42-339 Dam or embankment as part of highway; township aid; repairs and guardrails.

42-339. Dam or embankment as part of highway; township aid; repairs and guardrails. Whenever any such earthen dam or embankment shall be so placed and situated as that it may be made a part of some public roadway, and afford to public travel a means of crossing the valley, ravine or draw wherein such dam may be located, the township wherein the same is situate may aid in the construction and maintenance thereof, and shall have the right to constitute such dam or embankment a public highway, and to lay out and construct approaches thereto: Provided, That in every such case the authorities having charge of such highway shall keep that part used for the benefit and convenience of public travel in thorough repair at all times, so that such embankment shall be in nowise injured by such use, and shall properly and safely bridge the waste-way to such dam or embankment belonging, and provide such railings or other safeguards as may be necessary for the protection and safety of public travel.History: L. 1891, ch. 133, art. 4, § 21; May 20; R.S. 1923, 42-339.
KS Stat § 42-340 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 42 - Irrigation|Article 3 - Irrigation And Irrigation Districts|42-340 Agreements as to distribution of water from works.

42-340. Agreements as to distribution of water from works. The several persons entitled to the use of water diverted, carried, collected or stored by means of any canal, ditch, conduit, reservoir or other works, or the waters lawfully allotted to or carried by any lateral, sublateral or distributing conduit of any canal, ditch, conduit or other works supplying water to two or more customers, may in writing agree among themselves that the waters of such works may and shall be rotated, distributed and delivered upon particular days or parts of days to particular customers, and on other days to other customers, as may be in such agreement specified; and any such agreement may provide for such rotation during any one season or part of season; and at the expiration of the time therein mentioned the rights of all the parties shall be the same as previous to the making of such agreement.History: L. 1891, ch. 133, art. 4, § 22; May 20; R.S. 1923, 42-340.