Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE-DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
Article 17 - WATER BANKING
Section 5-17-9 - Term permit to use water that was deposited in a safe deposit account
Universal Citation: KS Admin Regs 5-17-9
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) Before approval of a term permit to use water deposited in a safe deposit account, the water bank shall certify to the chief engineer the quantity of water that is in the safe deposit account.
(b) Before any water that has been deposited into a safe deposit account may be used, the applicant shall apply for a term permit, submit the appropriate filing fee, and receive approval from the chief engineer. Each term permit shall contain the following conditions:
(1)
The maximum rate of diversion of water;
(2) the maximum quantity of water that may be
diverted the remainder of that calendar year, which shall not exceed the
quantity of water certified by the water bank to be in the safe deposit
account;
(3) the length of the
term permit, which shall not exceed December 31 of the year in which the term
permit was issued by the chief engineer. No extensions of time shall be granted
for this type of term permit;
(4)
a provision that the use of water under the term permit shall not impair any
existing water rights;
(5) a
provision that the use of water under the term permit shall not cause an
increase in the depletion of a severely depleted groundwater aquifer or
severely depleted stream course; and
(6) a provision that violation of any of the
terms of the term permit shall subject the owner to the penalty provisions of
K.A.R. 5-17-13.
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