Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
Article 16 - WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
Section 28-16-71 - Administration of critical water quality management area

(a) The secretary shall establish a local advisory committee to assist in the administration of each designated area. If pollutant reduction in the area involves agricultural pollutant reduction, the area shall be submitted as a candidate project to the state rural clean water program coordinating committee for funding under the rural clean water program.

(b) All permits issued by the secretary for the control of pollutants, the establishment of waste disposal sites, the construction or expansion of water supply or sewerage systems or the establishment of sanitation zones or other measures necessary for the control of pollutants shall be consistent with the adopted plan.

(c) The secretary shall prepare an annual report for each designated area and shall make copies of the report available to residents of the area. The report shall evaluate the effectiveness of control measures, including the approximate costs, effects on water quality and resources of the state, and a brief summary of any public input related to administration of the area.

(d) The secretary may terminate designation of any designated critical water quality management area upon determination that such designation is not needed for protection of water resources, or that the controls are not technically or economically practical, or there is substantial public opposition. The secretary shall give public notice of intent and termination shall not be effective until sixty (60) days after such public notice.