Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE-DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
Article 22 - EQUUS BEDS GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT NO. 2
Section 5-22-15 - Limitations on the use of fresh groundwater
Universal Citation: KS Admin Regs 5-22-15
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 39, September 26, 2024
(a) Fresh groundwater shall not be used for any of the following purposes, unless the applicant demonstrates before approval of the application that the use of other waters is not technologically or economically feasible:
(1) The enhanced recovery of oil or gas;
(2) solution mining;
(3) the construction of storage caverns in
subsurface salt deposits;
(4) the
displacement and extraction of hydrocarbons from subsurface storage;
(5) any use that is not a beneficial use, as
defined in K.A.R. 5-1-1; and
(6)
any use that is not in the public interest.
(b) "Other waters" shall include the following:
(1) Water having a chloride
content of more than 500 milligrams per liter (mg/l);
(2) water that is otherwise contaminated so
that it is not drinkable;
(3)
renewable surface water; and
(4)
water that is being reclaimed, recycled, or reused.
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