§ 19-27a01 Sewer districts in any county; definitions
§ 19-27a02 Board of county commissioners serves as governing body of district; powers and duties
§ 19-27a03 Creation of district by petition; contents; unsanitary conditions
§ 19-27a03a Inclusion of land located in other benefit districts
§ 19-27a04 Preliminary survey required; cost of survey; creation of district to conduct survey; cost paid from county general fund
§ 19-27a05 Notice; hearing; district extending into city limits
§ 19-27a06 Resolution; cost exceeding estimate; second hearing required; notice; continuation or discontinuation of project
§ 19-27a07 Cost of project; assessments; notice; hearing; methods of assessment; protest; payment of assessments in full; issuance of bonds; dedication of property for public use
§ 19-27a08 Transfer of property to another district; construction of sewers upon request; additional sewers in lateral districts, cost
§ 19-27a09 Maintenance fund; tax levy; user charges
§ 19-27a10 Sewage received from other districts; apportionment of cost; assessment among districts
§ 19-27a11 Costs of combined or enlarged districts; tax levy; installments; bonds
§ 19-27a12 Disposal works and pumping stations; costs; bonds; approval by secretary of health and environment
§ 19-27a13 Joint sewer districts; creation; procedure; inclusion of certain districts; petition
§ 19-27a14 Enlargement of boundaries upon petition; additional levies
§ 19-27a15 Annexation of district by a city; district not dissolved
§ 19-27a16 Alteration of district’s boundaries; district served by city-owned sewage system; hearing
§ 19-27a17 Inspection to determine adequacy of sewage facilities; additional facilities authorized; cost; bonds
§ 19-27a18 Federal aid for costs; bonds
§ 19-27a19 Contracts; public bidding required, when
§ 19-27a20 Unexpended bond proceeds; uses
§ 19-27a21 Deficits in bond and interest fund; levy authorized
§ 19-27a22 Revenue bonds for sewer projects in urban areas
§ 19-27a23 Abnormal delinquency in payment of special assessments; levy authorized
§ 19-27a24 Attachment of territory within a city to county sewer district; notice; hearing; affect on bonds previously issued; costs; charges; bonds
§ 19-27a25 Additional user charge to pay cost for use of other municipality’s treatment plant
§ 19-27a26 Districts in Sedgwick county; delegation of powers to controller
§ 19-27a27 Existing districts to operate under K.S.A. 19-27a01 et seq.; exception

Terms Used In Kansas Statutes > Chapter 19 > Article 27a - Sewer Districts

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • board: means the board of county commissioners of the county in which the sewer district is located;

    (b) "sewer district" means any wastewater, main, lateral, joint or submain storm or sanitary sewer district;

    (c) "improvement" means any trunk lines, outfall or intercepting sewers, manholes, pumps, pumping stations, lift stations, disposal plants and any appurtenances and apparatus necessary for the collection, storage, treatment and disposal of storm or sanitary sewage and wastewater;

    (d) "improve" means constructing, reconstructing, enlarging or extending any improvement;

    (e) "sewage system" means any property owned by the sewer district or any property in which the sewer district has a property interest and any trunk lines, outfall or intercepting sewers, manholes, pumps, pumping stations, lift stations, disposal plants and any appurtenances and apparatus necessary for the collection, storage, treatment and disposal of storm or sanitary sewage and wastewater. See Kansas Statutes 19-27a01

  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • industrial user: means any user of the sewage system identified as an "industrial user" under the criteria established by the United States environmental protection agency in 40 C. See Kansas Statutes 19-27a01
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • person: means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, organization or other entity and departments of government of the state or of the United States and political subdivisions thereof;

    (i) "user" means the owner of the land or the person in control of the premises that discharges or contributes any wastes, storm or wastewater to the sewage system. See Kansas Statutes 19-27a01

  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • road: include public bridges and may be construed to be equivalent to "county way" "county road" "common road" "state road" and "territorial road. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • User fees: Fees charged to users of goods or services provided by the government. In levying or authorizing these fees, the legislature determines whether the revenue should go into the treasury or should be available to the agency providing the goods or services.