Kan. Admin. Regs. § 5-9-1b - Approvals and extensions of term permits

(a) Except as specified in subsection (b), each approved term permit shall be valid for five years or less. A term permit shall not be extended for a total of more than five years, including the original approval.

(b)

(1) Term permits for contamination remediation may be initially issued for not more than 20 years and may be extended in increments of not more than 10 years, for a total period not to exceed 40 years.

(2) Term permits for hydraulic dredging may be initially issued for not more than 10 years and may be extended in increments of not more than 10 years, for a total period not to exceed 30 years.

(3) Term permits for fire protection may be initially issued for not more than 20 years and may be extended in increments of not more than 10 years, for a total period not to exceed 30 years.

(4) Term permits for the use of water containing more than 5,000 milligrams of chlorides per liter of water may be initially issued for not more than 10 years and may be extended in increments of not more than 10 years, for a total period not to exceed 20 years.

(c) An application for new term permit or a request to extend an existing term permit that does not meet the criteria specified in subsections (a) and (b) shall not be approved. If the applicant proposes to continue the water use, the applicant shall amend the new application or file a new application. Approval of the amended or new application by the chief engineer shall be received by the applicant before the proposed water use may continue.

Notes

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 5-9-1b

Authorized by K.S.A. 82a-706a; implementing K.S.A. 82a-706a and 82a-712; effective Oct. 31, 2008.