Kansas Statutes 82a-744. Water management and conservation measures; due consideration by chief engineer
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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 82a-744
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Chief engineer: means the chief engineer of the division of water resources of the Kansas department of agriculture. See Kansas Statutes 82a-701
- Water right: means any vested right or appropriation right under which a person may lawfully divert and use water. See Kansas Statutes 82a-701
(a) The chief engineer shall give due consideration to water management or conservation measures previously implemented by a water right holder when implementing any further limitations on a water right pursuant to any program established or implemented on and after July 1, 2015. The chief engineer shall take into account reductions in water use, changes in water management practices and other measures undertaken by such water right holder.
(b) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the Kansas water appropriation act.