65-165. Permits for discharge of sewage or extension of sewer system; exceptions; general permits; revocation or modification of permit. (a) Upon application made to the secretary of health and environment by the public authorities 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, the secretary of health and environment shall consider the case of a sewage discharge or sewer system, otherwise prohibited by this act from discharging sewage into any of the waters of the state, or the extension of a sewer system. The secretary shall issue a permit for the extension of the sewer system or for the discharge of sewage, or both, if the secretary determines that: (1) The general interests of the public health would be served thereby or the discharge of such sewage would not detract from the quality of the waters of the state for their beneficial uses for domestic or public water supply, agricultural needs, industrial needs, recreational needs or other beneficial use; and (2) such discharge meets or will meet all applicable state water quality standards and applicable federal water quality and effluent standards under the provisions of the federal water pollution control act and amendments thereto as in effect on January 1, 1998. The secretary shall stipulate in the permit the conditions on which such discharge will be permitted and shall require such treatment of the sewage as determined necessary to protect beneficial uses of the waters of the state in accordance with the statutes and rules and regulations defining the quality of the water affected by such discharge and may require treatment of the sewage in accordance with rules and regulations predicated upon technologically based effluent limitations. Indirect dischargers shall comply with all applicable pretreatment regulations and water quality standards.
(b) The secretary of health and environment may establish, by rules and regulations, a program of annual certification of public sanitary sewer systems to approve, without the necessity of securing an additional permit from the secretary, sewer extensions for which the plans: (1) Are prepared by a professional engineer, as defined by K.S.A. 74-7003 and amendments thereto; and (2) conform to the minimum standards of design for water pollution control facilities published by the secretary. A public sanitary sewer system shall qualify for such certification only if the secretary determines that the system has staff, or persons under contract, qualified to approve sewer extensions and the system complies with any conditions that the secretary establishes to effectively monitor and control the certification process, including but not limited to such periodic reporting of sewer extensions approved or sewer connection permits issued, or both, as the secretary may require.
(c) If, in the opinion of the secretary of health and environment, issuance of general permits is more appropriate than issuance of individual permits, the secretary may establish, by rule and regulation, procedures for issuance of general permits to the following sources and facilities if such sources and facilities involve similar types of operations, discharge the same types of wastes or engage in the same types of sludge use or disposal practices, require similar monitoring requirements or require the same effluent limitations, operating conditions, or standards for sewage sludge use or disposal: (1) A category of point and nonpoint sources of sewage such as storm water; (2) other categories of point and nonpoint sources of sewage; or (3) categories of facilities treating domestic sewage. Availability of general permits shall be limited to areas defined by geographical or political boundaries such as, but not limited to, city, county or state boundaries, state or county roads and highways or natural boundaries such as drainage basins. The secretary may establish, by rule and regulation, procedures for the issuance, revocation, modification and change, reissuance or termination of general permits in the manner provided by law.
(d) Any permit application may be denied and every permit for the discharge of sewage shall be revocable, or subject to modification and change, by the secretary of health and environment, upon notice having been served on the public authorities having, by law, the charge of the sewer system any municipality, township, county or legally constituted sewer district or on the person, company, corporation, institution, municipality or federal agency owning, maintaining or using the sewage system. The length of time after receipt of the notice within which the discharge of sewage shall be discontinued may be stated in the permit, but in no case shall it be less than 30 days or exceed two years; if the length of time is not specified in the permit, it shall be 30 days. On the expiration of the period of time prescribed, after the service of notice of denial, revocation, modification or change from the secretary of health and environment, the right to discharge sewage into any of the waters of the state shall cease and terminate, and the prohibition of this act against such discharge shall be in full force, as though no permit had been granted, but a new permit may thereafter again be granted, as hereinbefore provided.
(e) Any permittee or permit applicant upon whom notice of denial, revocation, modification or change has been served pursuant to subsection (d) may appeal to the secretary within 30 days after service of the notice. All permit applications and requests for appeal are subject to the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act.
History: L. 1907, ch. 382, § 5; R.S. 1923, 65-165; L. 1947, ch. 326, § 1; L. 1967, ch. 333, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 247, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 352, § 26; L. 1984, ch. 221, § 2; L. 1989, ch. 185, § 1; L. 1992, ch. 64, § 1; L. 1997, ch. 92, § 2; L. 1998, ch. 62, § 1; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Article 1 - Secretary Of Health And Environment, Activities
65-102 Registration of vital statistics and diseases; forms.
65-102b Confidentiality of information concerning noninfectious diseases; disclosure.
65-103 Special sanitary service.
65-103a Authority to receive federal or other funds.
65-103b Federal title X funding priorities for family planning services.
65-116b Tuberculosis suspects; order by health officer; scope of examination; care and treatment.
65-116c Precautions to prevent spread of infection, when; investigations.
65-116d Failure to do required acts; proceedings by county attorney.
65-116e Commitment to medical care facility; restraint; discharge, when; recommitment.
65-116g Penalty for violations of act or regulations.
65-116h Preservation of individual rights.
65-116i Expenses of care, maintenance and treatment; payment from state funds.
65-116l Use of funds for care, maintenance or treatment; limitations.
65-116m Recovery of cost of care, maintenance or treatment from third parties.
65-122 Schools and child care facilities; non-admissions and exclusions; readmissions, when.
65-126 Quarantine of city, township or county.
65-129 Penalties for unlawful acts.
65-129d Same; unlawful discharge from employment.
65-153 Child hygiene; duties of division of public health.
65-153b Newly born infant; treatment of eyes.
65-153c Same; duty of physician and others.
65-153d Same; rules and regulations.
65-153e Same; penalty for violating 65-153b to 65-153e.
65-157 Same; analysis by office of laboratory services; disposition of fees.
65-159 Abatement of nuisances; failure to remove, penalties.
65-160 Same; duty of county attorney.
65-162a Public water supply systems; definitions.
65-163a Same; cessation of water delivery, when; order by secretary, judicial review.
65-163d Public water supply project loan program; definitions.
65-163g Same; project priority system development; priority list preparation, considerations.
65-163h Same; intended use plan for available moneys.
65-163l Same; authority to issue bonds.
65-163m Same; bond resolutions, contents; authorities of secretary relating to issuance of bonds.
65-163o Same; issuance of refunding bonds.
65-163p Same; disposition of revenue derived from bond sales.
65-163q Same; income from bonds exempt from taxation.
65-163r Same; bonds deemed legal and proper securities for investment by governmental entities.
65-163s Same; powers supplemental to other powers of the secretary; severability.
65-163t Same; publication of notice of bond issuance, contents; actions to contest, timing.
65-164 Sewage; definition; complaints, investigations, orders; administrative review.
65-166 Application for permit to discharge sewage.
65-166b Water program management fund.
65-169 Same; penalties for failure to comply with requirements of secretary.
65-170a Public water supply systems, water pollution, sewage discharge; "person" defined.
65-170b Same; access to properties and facilities; inspection and monitoring requirements.
65-170c Penalties for making false statement, representation or certification.
65-170d Public water supply systems; pollution violations; penalties; procedure; hearings.
65-170f Same; disposition of recovered penalties.
65-170g Disclosure of information; trade secrets; confidential information.
65-171a Stream pollution detrimental to animal or aquatic life.
65-171c Same; technical advisers.
65-171e Same; investigations, services and orders; fees.
65-171f Same; penalties for failure to comply with rules and regulations.
65-171g Protection of water and air from sewage contamination.
65-171h Minimum standards for sanitary water and sewage systems.
65-171i Feedlot law administration not affected by this act.
65-171j Discharge of substances containing mercury into waters of state prohibited; penalty.
65-171l Same; analyses to performed by laboratory certificated by secretary.
65-171n Same; development of emergency plans by secretary.
65-171o Public water supply systems; suppliers to provide notice, when; form of notice.
65-171r Same; prohibited acts.
65-171s Same; violation of standards; penalties; procedure; hearing; judicial review.
65-171t Same; attorney general to seek injunctive relief.
65-171x Application of acts to federal agencies.
65-171y Public water supply system regulation of lawn irrigation systems.
65-172 Sanitary supervision by secretary of health and environment.
65-173 Inspections; rules and regulations; penalty.
65-178 Same; nonliability for furnishing information for studies.
65-179 Same; unauthorized disclosure; penalty; construction of act.
65-181 Same; tests in accordance with rules and regulations of secretary.
65-182 Same; provisions inapplicable where parents object on religious grounds.
65-183 Same; report by physicians to secretary.
65-187 Powers and duties of secretary.
65-188 Enforcement of act; injunction, mandamus or quo warranto.
65-189e Act inapplicable to certain lands.
65-189f Rules and regulations providing for granting exceptions.
65-197 Advanced training for professional employees; payment of cost; rules and regulations.
65-1,109 Testing human breath for law enforcement purposes; unlawful acts; penalty.
65-1,109a Certification of laboratories performing environmental analyses.
65-1,112 Spinal cord injury treatment program; components.
65-1,113 Health manpower planning; collection of information; confidentiality.
65-1,115 Contract for health data and information relating to diabetes mellitus.
65-1,116 Confidentiality of information; exceptions.
65-1,117 Penalty for disclosure of confidential information.
65-1,118 Act not to effect mode of treatment.
65-1,119 Rules and regulations.
65-1,121 Medication aides; continuing education; requirements; fees.
65-1,134 Rules and regulations.
65-1,135 Payment of claims in subsequent fiscal year; limitation.
65-1,159 Development and submission of proposal; components.
65-1,160 Public awareness program on effects of tobacco, alcohol, drugs.
65-1,162 Educational program for health care providers regarding drugs.
65-1,163 Identification and referral of pregnant women at risk for prenatal substance abuse.
65-1,164 Same; service coordination for woman and family.
65-1,166 Toll free information line.
65-1,168 Cancer registry; definitions.
65-1,169 Same; collection of data; rules and regulations; reporting of cases.
65-1,170 Same; uses of nonconfidential data.
65-1,172 Same; uses of confidential data.
65-1,174a Cancer screening program.
65-1,175 Surface water quality standards; definitions.
65-1,179 Permit application; public notice, comment, hearing; department action, when.
65-1,180 Required distances from water.
65-1,181 Manure management plan; lagoon standards; monitoring wells, when.
65-1,182 Nutrient utilization plan; requirements for land application of manure or wastewater.
65-1,183 Waste management system; standards for operators; failure or unplanned release.
65-1,184 Emergency response plan.
65-1,185 Retention of facility's records and plans.
65-1,186 Facility operator; certification; responsibility for employee training.
65-1,188 Dead animal handling plan.
65-1,189 Facility closure plan; demonstration of financial ability.
65-1,190 Lagoon closure plan; demonstration of financial ability.
65-1,192 Preexisting facilities; application of separation distances.
65-1,193 Denial, suspension or revocation of permit; penalties for certain violations.
65-1,194 Application of certain standards to certain large facilities.
65-1,195 Kansas state university; duties.
65-1,196 Standards and requirements; application; powers of secretary of health and environment.
65-1,198 Rules and regulations; reports to legislature.
65-1,199 Rules and regulations for composting dead livestock.
65-1,203 Licensure or certification to perform lead-based paint activities.
65-1,204 Same; qualification requirements.
65-1,206 Lead-based paint hazard fee fund; sources of revenue; expenditures.
65-1,208 Noncompliance; notice; duty to meet compliance requirements.
65-1,209 Violations; criminal penalties.
65-1,211 Same; additional remedies.
65-1,212 Implementation of act by entities engaging in lead-based paint activities; when.
65-1,213 Statutory audit privilege not applicable.
65-1,224 Environmental use control; application; requirements; approval or disapproval.
65-1,225 Same; recording with register of deeds; enforcement.
65-1,226 Same; funding requirements; categories of property.
65-1,227 Same; term; removal or expiration; modification; liability.
65-1,228 Same; restrictions or prohibitions.
65-1,230 Same; department oversight and tracking.
65-1,231 Environmental use control fund.
65-1,232 Rules and regulations.
65-1,233 Publication of approved use controls.
65-1,234 Review of agency actions.
65-1,242 Use of birth defects information system.
65-1,243 Confidentiality of records.
65-1,244 Removal of information from system; form.
65-1,245 Rules and regulations.
65-1,247 Expedited processing and issuance of certain permits.
65-1,248 Breastfeeding; where.
65-1,250 Umbilical cord donation information act.
65-1,251 Influenza immunization for children; awareness and participation.
65-1,252 Division of health care finance; director; officers and employees.
65-1,253 Same; transfer of powers, duties and functions; Kansas health policy authority abolished.
65-1,255 Same; division successor to funds and liability.
65-1,256 Same; division successor to property and rights; conflict resolution.
65-1,259 Prenatal and postnatal diagnosed conditions awareness programs.