Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-18a-18
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 49, December 5, 2024
Section 28-18a-18 - Groundwater monitoring for swine facilities(a) The installation and sampling of groundwater monitoring wells shall be conducted pursuant to L. 1998, ch. 143, secs. 4 and 5, and amendments thereto [K.S.A. 65-1,180 and 65-1,181, and amendments thereto]. (b) Any swine facility shall, when required by the department, provide for the installation and sampling of groundwater monitoring wells or the sampling of existing wells in the vicinity of waste-retention lagoons or ponds, waste treatment systems, land application sites, or other areas either known to be or potentially impacted by swine or other process wastes, or where warranted by groundwater, geologic, or construction conditions. (c) Where a groundwater monitoring system is required by the department, the proposed location and design of the monitoring wells shall be approved by the department before being constructed. (d) All water supply or groundwater monitoring wells shall be constructed by a water well contractor or driller licensed in Kansas, in conformance with regulations adopted pursuant to the Kansas groundwater exploration and protection act, K.S.A. 82a-1201 et seq., and amendments thereto. (e) For the construction of a new swine facility, groundwater monitoring wells shall be sampled and analyzed to establish background concentrations of chemical parameters designated by the department before the facility is populated. For the installation of monitoring wells at existing facilities, each monitoring well shall be monitored within two months of installation to establish a baseline for the chemical parameters designated by the department. (f) Background, baseline, and other data from monitoring wells shall be maintained for the life of the facility. Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-18a-18
Authorized by K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 65-171d, as amended by L. 1998, ch. 143, sec. 1; implementing K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 65-164, K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 65-165, as amended by L. 1998, ch. 62, sec. 1, K.S.A. 65-166, K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 65-166a, K.S.A. 65-169, 65-170, K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 65-171d, as amended by L. 1998, ch. 143, sec. 1, K.S.A. 65-171h, and L. 1998, ch. 143, secs. 4 and 5 [K.S.A. 1998 Supp. 65-1,180 and 65-1,181] ; effective Jan. 15, 1999.