Kan. Admin. Regs. § 5-21-5

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

Section 5-21-5 - Battery of wells

Within the boundaries of the district, an application for change of point of diversion from one well to a battery of wells shall not be approved unless the application meets the following criteria:

(a) The proposed points of diversion constitute a "battery of wells" as defined in K.A.R. 5-1-1.

(b) If the application for change has been filed pursuant to an appropriation right, the certificate shall be issued before approval of the application for change.

(c) The maximum annual quantity and maximum instantaneous diversion rate approved shall not exceed the maximum annual quantity and the maximum instantaneous diversion rate actually used during any of the three consecutive full calendar years before the application.

(d) The application meets the criteria for the approval of a new application. However, the wells comprising the battery of wells shall not be required to meet the well spacing requirements of K.A.R. 5-21-3 in relationship to each other.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 5-21-5

Authorized by K.S.A. 82a-706a and K.S.A. 82a-1028(o); implementing K.S.A. 82a-1028(n); effective Sept. 22, 2000.