Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-16-36

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 49, December 5, 2024

Section 28-16-36 - Classification of water supply systems and wastewater treatment facilities

(a) The owner of each water supply system and wastewater treatment facility shall designate an operator in responsible charge of the system or facility, or both, whose qualifications are commensurate with the following:

SYSTEM OR OPERATOR

FACILITY CLASS CLASS

Small System Small System, I, II, III, or IV

I I, II, III, or IV

II II, III, or IV

III III or IV

IV IV

(b) Classification of water supply systems shall be as follows:

POPULATION

CLASS SERVED

Small System

Distribution system only All, no limit

or

Chlorination of groundwater only less than 501

Class I

Chlorination of groundwater only 501-1,500

or

Treatment of groundwater less than 501

Class II

Chlorination of groundwater only 1,501-5,000

or

Treatment of groundwater 501-2,500

or

Treatment of surface water less than 2,501

Class III

Chlorination of groundwater only 5,001-20,000

or

Treatment of groundwater or surface water 2,501-10,000

Class IV

Chlorination of groundwater only over 20,000

or

Treatment of groundwater or surface water over 10,000

(c) Classification of commercial, industrial, and municipal wastewater treatment facilities shall be as follows:

POPULATION

CLASS SERVED

Small Systems

Nonoverflowing municipal wastewater ponds All, no limit

Class I

Any secondary treatment facility less than 1,000

or

Overflowing wastewater ponds All, no limit

POPULATION

CLASS SERVED

Class II

Any secondary treatment facility 1,001-5,000

Class III

Any secondary treatment facility 5,001-25,000

or

Advanced or specialized treatment facility less than or equal to 5,000

Class IV

Any secondary treatment facility over 25,000

or

Advanced or specialized treatment facility over 5,000

(d) For purposes of this regulation, "treatment," as it applies to water supply systems, shall include the following processes:

(1) Iron and manganese removal;

(2) membrane filtration;

(3) softening;

(4) coagulation, sedimentation, and filtration;

(5) recarbonation; and

(6) addition of chemicals other than chlorine for improved water quality.

(e) For purposes of this regulation, "secondary treatment facility" shall be any department-permitted biological treatment facility, including the following:

(1) Waste stabilization ponds;

(2) trickling filter plants;

(3) rotating biological contactor plants; and

(4) activated sludge plants.

A secondary treatment facility may include biological, physical, or chemical disinfection.

(f) For purposes of this regulation "advanced or specialized treatment facility" shall include facilities utilizing selected biological, physical, and chemical separation processes to remove organic and inorganic substances that resist conventional treatment practices. Biological, physical, and chemical disinfection shall not be considered advanced or specialized treatment.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-16-36

Authorized by K.S.A. 65-4512; implementing K.S.A. 65-4505 and 65-4512; effective Sept. 28, 1992; amended Aug. 31, 2001.