Kan. Admin. Regs. § 5-21-3 - Well spacing requirements
(a)
Each well location described in an application for a permit to appropriate
water for a beneficial use, other than domestic use, that proposes the
diversion or withdrawal of water from the Ogallala aquifer shall be spaced at
least 2,640 feet from all other non-domestic wells constructed into the
Ogallala aquifer.
(b)
(1) Each well location described in an
application for a permit to appropriate water for a beneficial use, other than
domestic use, that proposes the diversion or withdrawal of water from the
Dakota aquifer shall be spaced at least four miles from all other non-domestic
wells constructed into the Dakota aquifer.
(2) Each well in the Dakota aquifer shall be
sealed off between the Dakota aquifer and any other aquifers in a manner that
prevents migration of water to or from the Dakota aquifer and any other
aquifers.
(c) Each well
included in an application for a permit to appropriate water for a beneficial
use, other than domestic use, that proposes the diversion or withdrawal of
water shall be at least 1,320 feet away from each domestic well constructed
into the same aquifer unless the applicant has received written permission from
the neighboring well owner or the applicant owns each domestic well .
(d) The location of each well on an
application for approval to change the point of diversion under an existing
water right shall be no more than 1,320 feet from the originally authorized
point of diversion and shall meet one of the following requirements:
(1) Not decrease the distance to any other
wells or authorized well locations by more than 300 feet; or
(2) meet the minimum well spacing
requirements in this regulation.
(e) Each new well shall be drilled in the
location substantially as shown on the approved application and the
accompanying map, plat, or aerial photograph.
(f) Exceptions to this regulation may be
granted on an individual basis by recommendation of the board in conjunction
with the approval of the chief engineer. The applicant may be required by the
board to submit information as it deems necessary in order to make the
determination.
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