Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE-DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
Article 3 - APPROPRIATION RIGHTS
Section 5-3-19 - Maximum reasonable annual quantity of water for irrigation use
Universal Citation: KS Admin Regs 5-3-19
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) For applications filed before the effective date of this regulation, the maximum annual quantity of water reasonably necessary to irrigate crops shall be determined as follows:
(1) In that area of
Kansas located between the eastern border of Kansas and the western border of
range 6 east, the maximum reasonable annual quantity of water shall not exceed
one acre-foot of water per acre irrigated.
(2) In that area of Kansas located between
the eastern border of range 5 east and the western border of range 20 west, the
maximum reasonable annual quantity of water shall not exceed 1 1/2 acre-feet of
water per acre irrigated.
(3) In
that area of Kansas located between the eastern border of range 21 west and the
western border of Kansas, the maximum reasonable annual quantity of water shall
not exceed two acre-feet of water per acre irrigated.
(b) On and after the effective date of this regulation, the maximum annual quantity of water reasonably necessary to irrigate crops shall be determined by multiplying the number of irrigated acres by the county value found on the map adopted by reference in K.A.R. 5-3-24.
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