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KS Stat § 82a-731 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 7 - Appropriation Of Water For Beneficial Use|82a-731 Water appropriation certification fund created; expenditures therefrom.

82a-731. Water appropriation certification fund created; expenditures therefrom. There is hereby created in the state treasury the water appropriation certification fund. The chief engineer of the division of water resources of the Kansas department of agriculture shall remit all moneys received under K.S.A. 82a-708a, 82a-708b and 82a-727, and amendments thereto, and K.S.A. 82a-741, and amendments thereto, 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 water appropriation certification fund. All expenditures from the water appropriation certification fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the secretary of agriculture or by a person designated by the secretary.History: L. 1982, ch. 4, § 21; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 471; L. 2004, ch. 101, § 143; L. 2011, ch. 89, § 27; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-732 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 7 - Appropriation Of Water For Beneficial Use|82a-732 Annual water use report required; penalty for violations.

82a-732. Annual water use report required; penalty for violations. (a) The owner of a water right or permit to appropriate water for beneficial use, except for domestic use, shall file or cause to be filed an annual water use report for the previous calendar year on a form prescribed by the chief engineer of the division of water resources of the Kansas department of agriculture on or before March 1 following the end of the previous calendar year. The report shall completely and accurately set forth such water use information as requested by the chief engineer.(b) Any owner of a water right or permit to appropriate water for beneficial use, except for domestic use, who fails to timely file a water use report or other documents required under the provisions of subsection (a) shall be subject to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $1,000 per water right. In addition to assessing a civil penalty as provided in this section, in the event the owner of a water right or permit to appropriate water for beneficial use fails to file or cause to be filed an annual water use report by June 1 of the calendar year in which it is due, the chief engineer may issue an order indefinitely suspending all water use under such water right or permit to appropriate water for beneficial use until such time as the annual water use report has been submitted or the chief engineer has determined that water use has been otherwise sufficiently documented with the division. The chief engineer upon a finding that the owner of a water right or permit to appropriate water for beneficial use has failed to file or cause to be filed such a report may impose a civil penalty, suspend the water right indefinitely, or require use of telemetry for the purpose of documentation.(c) Any person filing a document knowing it to contain any false information as to a material matter shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor.(d) All fines collected by the chief engineer pursuant to this section shall be remitted to the state treasurer as provided in K.S.A. 82a-731, and amendments thereto.(e) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the water appropriation act, K.S.A. 82a-701 et seq., and amendments thereto.History: L. 1988, ch. 395, § 1; L. 1991, ch. 292, § 4; L. 2004, ch. 101, § 144; L. 2016, ch. 71, § 5; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-734a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 7 - Appropriation Of Water For Beneficial Use|82a-734a Sand and gravel pits, land-based; prohibition on certain rules and regulations, conditions.

82a-734a. Sand and gravel pits, land-based; prohibition on certain rules and regulations, conditions. Any rules and regulations adopted by the secretary of health and environment pursuant to K.S.A. 65-171d, and amendments thereto, shall not apply to land-based sand and gravel pits or aggregate mining operations utilizing washwater ponds if the only water or wastewater directed to the dredge pit or washwater pond consists of the following:(a) Dredge return flows;(b) flows generated from aggregate classification; or(c) flows from washing aggregate, if water used in such flows is returned to the dredge pit or washwater pond.History: L. 2013, ch. 111, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-738 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 7 - Appropriation Of Water For Beneficial Use|82a-738 Studies and recommendations of chief engineer and state geological survey; report.

82a-738. Studies and recommendations of chief engineer and state geological survey; report. The chief engineer of the division of water resources of the department of agriculture and the state geological survey shall study and develop recommendations regarding: (a) The use of water banking as it pertains to sand and gravel pits; (b) calculation of evapotranspiration and its effects on consumptive use from sand and gravel pits, with special emphasis on salt cedar (tamarisk); and (c) the pollution control and flood control impacts of diverting water runoff into sand and gravel pits. On or before January 20, 2006, the chief engineer and the state geological survey shall submit a report of the study and recommendations to the house standing committee on environment and the senate standing committee on natural resources.History: L. 2004, ch. 100, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-739 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 7 - Appropriation Of Water For Beneficial Use|82a-739 Installation of water flow measurement and data recording devices below Cedar Bluff reservoir; authorization of property owners; dissemination of data and report to legislative committees.

82a-739. Installation of water flow measurement and data recording devices below Cedar Bluff reservoir; authorization of property owners; dissemination of data and report to legislative committees. The Kansas water office shall purchase one water flow measurement device, and any required data recording device for use with such water flow measurement device, and shall provide for the permanent installation of such devices below the dam of the Cedar Bluff reservoir in accordance with this section. The water flow measurement device and any required data recording device shall be installed at a downstream, man-made channel or drop structure. Prior to installing any such water flow measurement device and any required data recording device, the Kansas water office shall obtain a written authorization from all owners of the property at the location where the water flow measurement device and any required data recording device are to be installed. All data collected by such water flow measurement device shall be made available to the general public electronically through the internet on a real time basis as it is collected and shall be reported to the senate committee on natural resources, the senate committee on ways and means subcommittee on the Kansas water office, the house committee on environment, and the house agriculture and natural resources budget committee during the 2007 regular session of the legislature.History: L. 2006, ch. 198, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-741 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 7 - Appropriation Of Water For Beneficial Use|82a-741 Water conservation program; enrollment; application; fees; administration; rules and regulations.

82a-741. Water conservation program; enrollment; application; fees; administration; rules and regulations. (a) The chief engineer may administer a water rights conservation program. An eligible water right in good standing may be enrolled in the program, subject to the approval of the chief engineer.(b) A water right may be enrolled in the program for a period that shall not exceed 10 years. A water right enrolled in the program may be re-enrolled within two years of the expiration date of the previous enrollment period, subject to the approval of the chief engineer.(c) Each application for enrollment in the program and each application for renewal of enrollment shall include a non-refundable fee not to exceed $300.(d) All fees collected by the chief engineer pursuant to this section shall be remitted to the state treasurer as provided in K.S.A. 82a-731, and amendments thereto.(e) The chief engineer shall adopt rules and regulations to effectuate and administer the provisions of this section.History: L. 2011, ch. 89, § 25; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-742 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 7 - Appropriation Of Water For Beneficial Use|82a-742 Division of a water right; application; fee.

82a-742. Division of a water right; application; fee. (a) Any owner of a water right that is not deemed abandoned may divide that water right into two or more distinct water rights without losing priority, if such owner:(1) Notifies the chief engineer in writing of the proposed division with the written consent of all persons having an ownership interest in the water right;(2) designates the relative priority of the divided water rights;(3) demonstrates to the chief engineer that the division is reasonable and will not increase consumptive use; and(4) demonstrates to the chief engineer that the request does not violate the provisions of the Kansas water appropriation act.(b) Acceptance of the request to divide a water right pursuant to this section shall not authorize any change in the place of use, point of diversion or use made of water, as provided in K.S.A. 82a-708b, and amendments thereto.(c) If the chief engineer finds the request complies with subsections (a) and (b), the chief engineer shall issue an order dividing the water right and describing the terms and conditions of each water right. If the chief engineer finds the request does not comply with subsections (a) and (b), the request shall be returned and no action taken.(d) In the event of a judicial determination of ownership interests resulting in a partition of a water right that is not deemed abandoned, the chief engineer shall issue an order dividing such water right in a manner consistent with the terms of the judicial determination to the extent it does not violate the provisions of the Kansas water appropriation act.(e) Each request to divide a water right, pursuant to this section, shall be made on a form prescribed by the chief engineer and shall be accompanied by a fee of $300.(f) All fees collected by the chief engineer pursuant to this section shall be remitted to the state treasurer as provided in K.S.A. 82a-731, and amendments thereto.(g) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the Kansas water appropriation act.History: L. 2012, ch. 133, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-743 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 7 - Appropriation Of Water For Beneficial Use|82a-743 Limited transfer permits; term; fee; base water right; rules and regulations.

82a-743. Limited transfer permits; term; fee; base water right; rules and regulations. (a) Subject to existing water rights and the principle of beneficial use, the chief engineer may grant, upon application made therefor, limited transfer permits to authorize the use of up to 4,000,000 gallons from an existing water right. The term of such limited transfer permit will be limited to a single calendar year. Each application submitted for a limited transfer permit shall be on a form prescribed by the chief engineer and accompanied by an application fee of $200.(b) (1) If the base water right is groundwater, the use of water can be transferred to another well within the same source of supply within two miles.(2) If the base water right is surface water, the use can be transferred to another surface water use within the same surface water system.(c) The chief engineer shall adopt rules and regulations to effectuate and administer the provisions of this section. Such rules and regulations shall require that there is no increase in consumptive use enabled by the transfer permit, prescribe necessary recordkeeping and reporting requirements, prevent impairment of existing rights and address any other matter deemed necessary by the chief engineer to protect the public interest.(d) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to vest in the holder of any permit granted pursuant to provisions of this section any permanent right to appropriate water except as is provided by such permit.(e) All fees collected by the chief engineer pursuant to this section shall be remitted to the state treasurer as provided in K.S.A. 82a-731, and amendments thereto.(f) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the Kansas water appropriation act.History: L. 2013, ch. 111, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-744 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 7 - Appropriation Of Water For Beneficial Use|82a-744 Water management and conservation measures; due consideration by chief engineer.

82a-744. Water management and conservation measures; due consideration by chief engineer. (a) The chief engineer shall give due consideration to water management or conservation measures previously implemented by a water right holder when implementing any further limitations on a water right pursuant to any program established or implemented on and after July 1, 2015. The chief engineer shall take into account reductions in water use, changes in water management practices and other measures undertaken by such water right holder.(b) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the Kansas water appropriation act.History: L. 2015, ch. 60, § 5; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-761 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 7 - Appropriation Of Water For Beneficial Use|82a-761 Title; implementation.

82a-761. Title; implementation. (a) K.S.A. 82a-761 through 82a-773, and amendments thereto, may be cited as the Kansas water banking act.(b) Implementation of the provisions of the water banking act shall be subject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose.History: L. 2001, ch. 160, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-762 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 7 - Appropriation Of Water For Beneficial Use|82a-762 Definitions.

82a-762. Definitions. As used in this act:(a) "Bank boundary" means the geographic area where a water bank operates and conducts the functions of a water bank and may encompass more than one hydrologic unit.(b) "Bank charter" means a document that sets out the articles of incorporation and principal functions of a water bank.(c) "Bankable water right" means a water right that has been determined pursuant to K.S.A. 82a-764, and amendments thereto, to be bankable.(d) "Chief engineer" means the chief engineer of the division.(e) "Conservation element" means the portion of a deposit that is taken out of use for the duration of the deposit and is not allowed to be withdrawn and used by subsequent users.(f) "Deposit," other than as used in "safe deposit account," refers to the deposit of a water right, or portion of a water right, in a water bank for the purpose of having the bank lease water from such water right, or portion of a water right, to another person or entity.(g) "Division" means the division of water resources of the Kansas department of agriculture.(h) "Hydrologic unit" means a defined area from which water rights authorizing diversion of water from a source of supply may be deposited and from which water from the same source of supply may be leased, in accordance with the provisions of this act, without causing impairment of existing water rights or a significantly different hydrological effect to other users of water from the same source or hydraulically connected sources of supply.(i) "Linked water rights" means two or more water rights that authorize common points of diversion or a common place of use, or both.(j) "Safe deposit account" means a personal account held in a water bank where unused water from a bankable water right is placed for use in future years.(k) "Term permit" means a permit to appropriate water for a specified period of time.(l) "Water bank" means a private not-for-profit corporation that: (1) Leases water from water rights that have been deposited in the bank; and (2) provides safe deposit accounts. A water bank may be a groundwater bank or a surface water bank, or both.History: L. 2001, ch. 160, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-764 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 7 - Appropriation Of Water For Beneficial Use|82a-764 Bankable water right, determination of.

82a-764. Bankable water right, determination of. Before a water right or portion of a water right shall be accepted for deposit in a water bank or water from a water right shall be placed in a safe deposit account, the bank, with the assistance of the division, shall determine whether the water right is bankable, as follows: (a) The right is vested or has been issued a certificate of appropriation; and (b) the right has not been abandoned and is in good standing, based on past water usage and compliance with the terms of the holder's permit and all applicable provisions of law and orders of the chief engineer.History: L. 2001, ch. 160, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-766 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 7 - Appropriation Of Water For Beneficial Use|82a-766 Water bank annual reports.

82a-766. Water bank annual reports. (a) On or before April 15 of each year, each water bank shall submit to the chief engineer a report containing the following:(1) With regard to water rights or portions of water rights on deposit in the bank during the last year: (A) The total quantity of water authorized to be diverted annually pursuant to each such water right or portion of a water right; (B) the total quantity of water used, by purpose of use, and acres irrigated for the portion authorized to be used for irrigation, during the last year as a result of leases of such water rights or portions of water rights; and (C) the total quantity of water used, by purpose of use, and acres irrigated for the portion authorized for irrigation pursuant to such water rights or portions of water rights during the two years preceding the last year; and(2) with regard to water in each safe deposit account in the bank: (A) An accounting of the total quantity of water placed in such accounts during the past year and a balance at year end; (B) the total quantity of water used during the past year, and acres irrigated if an irrigation water right, from the account; (C) the total quantity of water authorized to be diverted annually, the quantity actually used and the acres irrigated, if an irrigation water right, during the past year pursuant to the water rights or linked water rights related to such account; and (D) the total quantity of water used and acres irrigated pursuant to such water rights during the two years preceding the last year.(b) The report required by this section shall be in the form prescribed by the chief engineer.History: L. 2001, ch. 160, § 6; L. 2012, ch. 106, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-768 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 7 - Appropriation Of Water For Beneficial Use|82a-768 Application of law relating to abandonment of water right.

82a-768. Application of law relating to abandonment of water right. Depositing a water right in a water bank or placement of water in a safe deposit account in a water bank shall constitute due and sufficient cause pursuant to K.S.A. 82a-718, and amendments thereto, for failure to use water for a lawful, beneficial use for the term of the deposit or the placement.History: L. 2001, ch. 160, § 8; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-769 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 7 - Appropriation Of Water For Beneficial Use|82a-769 Rules and regulations.

82a-769. Rules and regulations. The chief engineer may adopt rules and regulations to administer and enforce the provisions of this act.History: L. 2001, ch. 160, § 9; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-770 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 7 - Appropriation Of Water For Beneficial Use|82a-770 Enforcement of act.

82a-770. Enforcement of act. (a) In addition to any other provision of this act or the Kansas water appropriation act, and subject to the provisions of subsection (b), the chief engineer may suspend the use of water under a term permit, an approved application for a permit to appropriate water for beneficial use, an appropriation right or a vested right, acquired pursuant to the provisions of the Kansas water appropriation act, for the failure to comply with the provisions of this act. The suspension may be for a defined period in a subsequent calendar year or years but does not include or prevent the enforcement of the terms, conditions and limitations of a water right or permit during the current year of use.(b) The chief engineer shall suspend the use of water under a permit or water right pursuant to subsection (a) only upon notice and hearing in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act.(c) Orders of the chief engineer issued pursuant to this section are subject to review in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 82a-1901, and amendments thereto.History: L. 2001, ch. 160, § 10; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-771 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 7 - Appropriation Of Water For Beneficial Use|82a-771 Payment of certain costs of water bank.

82a-771. Payment of certain costs of water bank. Each water bank shall pay all costs incurred by the division and by the Kansas water office for assistance and services provided pursuant to this act, including, but not limited to, costs for personnel necessary to provide such assistance and services.History: L. 2001, ch. 160, § 11; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-772 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 7 - Appropriation Of Water For Beneficial Use|82a-772 Water resources cost fund.

82a-772. Water resources cost fund. (a) There is hereby created in the state treasury the water resources cost fund. The chief engineer shall remit to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto, all moneys received by the division to reimburse costs as required by K.S.A. 82a-771, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury and credit it to the water resources cost fund.(b) Moneys in the water resources cost fund shall be expended only for the division's costs of providing assistance and services as provided by this act.(c) On or before the 10th of each month, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer from the state general fund to the water resources cost fund interest earnings based on:(1) The average daily balance of moneys in the water resources cost fund for the preceding month; and(2) the net earnings rate for the pooled money investment portfolio for the preceding month.(d) All expenditures from the water resources cost fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the chief engineer for the purposes set forth in this section.History: L. 2001, ch. 160, § 12; July 1.