Kan. Admin. Regs. § 11-1-6

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 24, August 22, 2024

Section 11-1-6 - Definitions

(a) "Applicant" means a landowner or legal agent applying for financial assistance to construct or apply conservation or pollution control practices.

(b) "Commission" means the state conservation commission.

(c) "District" means a conservation district that is a political subdivision of the state government with its own governing body of five elected supervisors created under K.S.A. 2-1901 et seq., and amendments thereto, as a special purpose district to develop and carry out soil and water conservation programs within its political boundaries.

(d) "Financial assistance" means financial incentives offered to eligible applicants on a cost-sharing basis to implement approved soil and water conservation and pollution control practices.

(e) "Landowner" means a private or public owner of land or group of persons owning land within the district or, if excepted by the commission, an adjacent district.

(f) "Practice" means a land treatment or management practice constructed or implemented to effect soil erosion control, pollution control, water conservation, and water supply.

(g) "Total maximum daily load" and "TMDL" mean state identification and prioritization of pollutants and specific water bodies with pollutant loadings allocated for specific water bodies and corresponding pollutant-reduction goals developed and strategies implemented.

(h) "Water resources cost-share program" and "WRCSP" mean a state-financed cost-share program providing financial assistance to landowners for the installation of conservation and water quality practices for the restoration and protection of Kansas water resources.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 11-1-6

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2000 Supp. 2-1915, as amended by L. 2001, Ch. 64, Sec. 1; effective, T-88-18, July 1, 1987; effective May 1, 1988; amended Aug. 23, 2002.