Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE-DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
Article 45 - DESIGN OF LEVEES
Section 5-45-21 - Safety berm
Universal Citation: KS Admin Regs 5-45-21
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 39, September 26, 2024
A safety berm shall not be deemed a levee or any other such improvement subject to regulation pursuant to K.S.A. 24-126, and amendments thereto, if the safety berm meets one of the conditions in subsection (a) and all of the requirements in subsection (b).
(a)
(1) The safety berm is a guardrail that would
not divert, restrict, or raise the floodwaters of a stream.
(2) The safety berm is at least six inches
below the base flood elevation.
(3) The safety berm will contain gaps from
the ground surface to the top of the berm spaced at intervals of 100 feet or
less. The gaps shall be sufficiently wide to allow floodwaters to breach the
safety berm.
(b) The safety berm meets the following requirements:
(1) Does not obstruct normal streamflow;
(2) does not redirect normal
streamflow;
(3) does not block
culverts and drainage channels; and
(4) does not cause other hydraulic problems,
including causing an unreasonable effect.
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