Kan. Admin. Regs. § 5-22-4a

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

Section 5-22-4a - Water flowmeter requirement

Each non-domestic, nontemporary well meeting any of the following conditions shall be equipped with a water flowmeter that meets or exceeds the requirements of K.A.R. 5-22-4:

(a) A well operated under the authority of an approval of application issued on or after September 1, 1987;

(b) a well operated under the approval of an application for change in the place of use, the point of diversion, or the use made of the water, or any combination of these, filed after September 1, 1987;

(c) a well that meets the standards for being a standby well as specified in K.A.R. 5-22-1 ;

(d) a well for which a certificate of appropriation was issued on or after July 1, 1995;

(e) a well not equipped with a water flowmeter before December 31, 2010. Each such well shall be equipped with a water flowmeter that meets or exceeds the requirements of K.A.R. 5-22-4, pursuant to the following schedule:

(1) On or before December 31, 2012, each well in the northeast quarter of every section located within the district boundaries;

(2) on or before December 31, 2013, each well in the southeast quarter of every section located within the district boundaries;

(3) on or before December 31, 2014, each well in the southwest quarter of every section located within the district boundaries; and

(4) on or before December 31, 2015, each well in the northwest quarter of every section located within the district boundaries; or

(f) a well for which the board determines it is necessary to have a water flowmeter to ensure any of the following:

(1) The accuracy of reported water use;

(2) compliance with the terms, conditions, and limitations of the water right, approval of application, or approval of change; or

(3) nonimpairment of other water rights.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 5-22-4a

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2010 Supp. 82a-1028; effective Jan. 10, 2003; amended Aug. 5, 2011.