Kansas Statutes 65-171h. Minimum standards for sanitary water and sewage systems
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 65-171h
- Secretary: means the secretary of health and environment. See Kansas Statutes 65-1,114
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- Waters of the state: means all streams and springs, and all bodies of surface and subsurface waters within the boundaries of the state;
(b) "discharge" means, when used without qualification, the causing or permitting of sewage to enter, either directly or indirectly, into waters of the state;
(c) "indirect discharge" means the introduction of pollutants into a publicly owned treatment works from any nondomestic source; and
(d) "direct discharge" means the discharge of sewage into waters of the state. See Kansas Statutes 65-161
The secretary of health and environment in pursuance of his general power of supervision over the interests of the health and life of the citizens of this state, and the sanitary conditions under which they live and in order to protect the quality of the waters of the state for beneficial uses is hereby authorized and empowered to develop, assemble, compile, approve and publish minimum standards of design, construction, and maintenance of sanitary water and sewage systems, and shall publish and make available such approved minimum standards to municipalities, communities and citizens of this state, and shall from time to time make recommendations to the appropriate committees of the legislature, for any legislation that may be required to adequately protect air in enclosed spaces, and water supply from contamination.