Kan. Admin. Regs. § 11-6-1

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 32, August 8, 2024

Section 11-6-1 - Definitions

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

(b) "Land treatment" means structures or conservation practices that constitute viable methods of erosion abatement or sediment and pollution control.

(c) "Letter of interest" means an initial written request from a sponsor for a determination of whether a proposed project is eligible for funding.

(d) "Letter of intent" means a letter providing the necessary information for establishing the funds required for a proposed project. Project plans and specifications, budgets, and schedules shall be developed in sufficient detail to support the funding request. The signed letter of intent and supporting documentation shall be reviewed by the environmental review agencies specified in K.A.R. 11-6-6.

(e) "Project" means the restoration of a water supply structure by a sponsor, including land treatment.

(f) "Public water supply" means a water supply that has beneficial municipal use.

(g) "Restoration" means the act of returning an existing water supply structure to safe and efficient functioning, including the installation or repair of erosion control measures and land treatment.

(h) "Restoration plan" means a document providing sufficient details to support the letter of intent.

(i) "Sponsor" means any of the following:

(1) A political subdivision of the state that has the power of taxation and the right to eminent domain;

(2) a public wholesale water supply district; or

(3) a rural water district.

(j) "Total maximum daily load" means the maximum amount of a pollutant that a body of water can receive without violating water quality standards.

(k) "Watershed protection" means land treatment that reduces sediment load and abates erosion.

(l) "Water supply structure" means a structure that impounds a public water supply.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 11-6-1

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2007 Supp. 82a-2101; effective Nov. 14, 2008.