Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE-DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
Article 1 - DEFINITIONS
Section 5-1-9 - Criteria to determine when a water flow-meter is out of compliance
Universal Citation: KS Admin Regs 5-1-9
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) A water flowmeter shall be considered to be out of compliance if any of the following criteria is met:
(1) The water flowmeter
registers less than 94 percent or more than 106 percent of the actual volume of
water passing the water flowmeter. If necessary, this determination may be made
by a field test conducted by, or approved by, the chief engineer.
(2) The seal placed on the totalizer by the
manufacturer or the manufacturer's authorized representative has been broken,
or the totalizer value has been reset or altered without the authorization of
the manufacturer, an authorized representative of the manufacturer, or the
chief engineer.
(3) A seal placed
on the water flowmeter or totalizer by the chief engineer has been
broken.
(4) The water flowmeter
register is not visible or is unreadable for any reason.
(5) There is not full pipe flow through the
water flow-meter.
(6)
Flow-straightening vanes have not been properly designed, manufactured, and
installed.
(7) The water flowmeter
is not calibrated for the nominal size of the pipe in which the flowmeter is
installed.
(8) The water flowmeter
is not installed in accordance with the manufacturer's installation
specifications. However, five diameters of straight pipe above the water
flow-meter sensor and two diameters below the water flow-meter sensor shall be
the minimum spacing, regardless of the manufacturer's installation
specifications.
(9) A water
flowmeter is installed at a location at which the flowmeter does not measure
all of the water diverted from the source of supply.
(b) A water flowmeter installed in the diversion works or a distribution system for a water right authorized for municipal use shall not be subject to the requirements of paragraphs (a)(2) and (3) if an accurate record of water use can be determined by readings from at least one alternate water flowmeter in the same diversion works or distribution system.
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