Kansas Statutes
Article 10 - Groundwater Management Districts
82a-1020 Legislative declaration.

82a-1020. Legislative declaration. It is hereby recognized that a need exists for the creation of special districts for the proper management of the groundwater resources of the state; for the conservation of groundwater resources; for the prevention of economic deterioration; for associated endeavors within the state of Kansas through the stabilization of agriculture; and to secure for Kansas the benefit of its fertile soils and favorable location with respect to national and world markets. It is the policy of this act to preserve basic water use doctrine and to establish the right of local water users to determine their destiny with respect to the use of the groundwater insofar as it does not conflict with the basic laws and policies of the state of Kansas. It is, therefore, declared that in the public interest it is necessary and advisable to permit the establishment of groundwater management districts.
History: L. 1972, ch. 386, ยง 1; July 1.

Structure Kansas Statutes

Kansas Statutes

Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses

Article 10 - Groundwater Management Districts

82a-1020 Legislative declaration.

82a-1021 Definitions.

82a-1022 Organization of district; steering committee; declaration of intent filing; map of proposed district, submission and approval by chief engineer.

82a-1023 Same; petition contents and signatures; filing with secretary of state.

82a-1024 Same; determination of sufficiency of petition; approval by chief engineer; criteria for approval.

82a-1025 Same; election for approval of organization of district; secretary of state to issue certificate of incorporation, when; action to attack legality.

82a-1026 Annual meetings of eligible voters; organization meeting to elect initial board of directors.

82a-1027 Board of directors; terms of members; expenses; officers; quorum; vote for actions; filling vacancies.

82a-1028 District powers; home office.

82a-1029 Management program; board of directors' and chief engineer's functions and duties; hearings; approval and adoption; periodic review.

82a-1030 Water user charges; annual assessment per acre against landowners; budget; collection by county officers; annual audit; no-fund warrants; limitation; protest petition; redemption of warrants.

82a-1031 General improvement bonds; special assessment improvement bonds; combination improvement bonds; elections for approval of issuance of bonds.

82a-1032 Works paid from special assessments; determination of benefits and assessments; levy of assessments; collections by county officers; bonds for not to exceed 20 year term.

82a-1033 Extension or reduction of district territory by chief engineer, upon petition; hearing; filing of order.

82a-1034 District dissolution.

82a-1035 Payment of expenses of defeated proposed district organization.

82a-1036 Initiation of proceedings for designation of intensive groundwater use control areas; duties of chief engineer; findings.

82a-1037 Same; hearings.

82a-1038 Designation of intensive groundwater use control area; orders; review.

82a-1039 No limitation of authority of chief engineer.

82a-1040 Act supplemental to K.S.A. 82a-1020 to 82a-1035.

82a-1041 Local enhanced management areas; establishment procedures; duties of chief engineer; hearing; notice; orders; review.

82a-1042 Groundwater management program; impact of proposed rules and regulations.