19-3506. Survey commission; appointment; qualifications; personnel; survey report to board; approval of plan by board; publication; recordation. Whenever a water district has been created and a board elected as hereinbefore provided, said board shall cause a survey to be made and for such purpose, shall appoint a survey commission which shall consist of three (3) members, one of whom shall be a certified public accountant experienced in the field of water utilities, and one of whom shall be an experienced consulting hydraulic engineer and the third member of said survey commission shall be the nominee, if any, of the water utility corporation or corporations operating within the area comprising such district under a certificate of convenience and necessity, issued by the corporation commission.
Upon being appointed the survey commission may employ with the approval of the water district board such technical, professional and clerical personnel as may be necessary to assist it in the performance of the duties prescribed by this section. The survey commission shall make a complete survey of such water district; shall hold such hearings, make such investigations and examine such experts as deemed necessary, and shall prepare and complete a report as to the fair valuation of all facilities including but not limited to the distribution lines, water towers, meters and real and personal property owned by any such privately owned water utility company or corporation operating in said district and used in connection with the distribution of water in said district.
Said survey commission shall make such investigation as is necessary and shall prepare and complete a report of all public improvements necessary to secure and insure an adequate water supply and distribution system and the estimated costs thereof and to include in such report the estimated cost of additions, improvements and extensions anticipated to meet and fulfill the needs and requirements of the district, consider the possibility of increased requirements and increases in population and the need of construction of a waterworks or plants at a source of water supply within or without the water district or by contract with the adjacent or nearby cities or townships or both, within or without the state, or by both the construction of waterworks and the making of such contracts or otherwise. Said survey report shall contain a projection of estimated rates and rate schedules necessary to pay the cost of acquisition and operation of any existing water system operating within said area and the cost of additions, improvements and extensions thereto, including a projection of rates necessary to build water treatment plant at a source of supply and to amortize the revenue bonds and the interest thereon necessary to pay the cost of such facilities. The survey commission shall make a report of a factual nature and file the same with the water district board and furnish a copy to existing water utilities within the water district. Said board shall, if it deems necessary, expedient, or convenient, hold such hearings and make such studies and investigations as it deems advisable and shall not be bound in any way or manner by the report of the survey commission. The governing body of any such district shall within six (6) months after the filing of said survey report by the commission, approve by a majority vote a plan or program which it deems the most practical and economical for an adequate water distribution system and supply of water and shall cause to be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation within the district such approved plan or program together with such other information as the board shall deem necessary which is pertinent to the plan or program approved by such board and a copy of such published information shall be filed with the county clerk of all the counties in which a portion of the district is located and shall be open to public inspection.
History: L. 1951, ch. 240, § 6; L. 1953, ch. 159, § 3; April 9.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers
Article 35 - Water Supply And Distribution Districts
19-3502 Conditions and restrictions on organization and establishment; powers.
19-3502a Inclusion of land located in other benefit districts.
19-3504 Enlargement of district; petition.
19-3505 Board; election; terms; officers; oath; qualifications; salary; expenses; bonds.
19-3507a Same; notice of elections, requirements; canvass of elections; expenses, how paid.
19-3507b Same; duties of election commissioner.
19-3508 Revenue bonds; election; petition for resubmission; tax levies to pay expenses, when.
19-3510 General manager; term, qualifications, duties; bond; retirement plans.
19-3511 Mains, waterworks and plants; eminent domain.
19-3514 Rules and regulations relating to use of water and rates therefor; cost of extensions.
19-3515 Contracts with other water utilities or public agencies to supply water; rates and charges.
19-3516a Refunding water district revenue bonds issued under 19-3516; conditions.
19-3518 Same; certificate of convenience and necessity canceled.
19-3520 Meetings of board; keeping and inspection of records; quorum.
19-3521 Annual financial statements; publication of summary; copies available.
19-3521b Grant of easement to water district no. 1 of Johnson county; conditions; purposes; costs.
19-3524 Johnson county designated as urban area.
19-3525 Proceeding to incorporate; notice of public hearing.
19-3527 Records relating to incorporation; filing.
19-3528 Governing body of district.
19-3529 Organization of the board.
19-3530 Meetings of the board; annual audit.
19-3533 Issuance of no-fund warrants; tax levies; limitations inapplicable.
19-3538 Creation of taxing district by board, when; territory excluded.
19-3539 Production and distribution facilities; assessment of cost; engineers and employees.
19-3541 Special maintenance tax levy; user charges.
19-3542 Acquisition of property; contracts with municipalities for facilities.
19-3544 System of production and distribution facilities; cost.
19-3545 Purpose of act; purpose of districts.
19-3547a Inclusion of land located in other benefit districts.
19-3549 Declaration of district organization, when; quasi-municipal corporation.
19-3550 Governing body; appointments; terms of members.
19-3551 Meetings of governing body; annual audit.
19-3552 Powers of governing body.
19-3554 Issuance of no-fund warrants; assessments.
19-3557 General obligation bonds; certain districts; refunding of revenue bonds; tax levies.