Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-29-1601

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 50, December 12, 2024

Section 28-29-1601 - Land-spreading; general requirements

(a) No person may land-spread without having obtained prior written approval from the KCC. Before drilling, each operator that wants to land-spread shall submit an application to the KCC.

(b) If the proposed land-spreading disposal area is more than 160 acres, the operator shall submit two or more applications for the disposal area. Each application shall describe no more than 160 acres.

(c) The approval shall remain in effect for three years after the date on which land-spreading commenced, with the following exceptions:

(1) If land-spreading has not commenced within one year after the approval is granted, the approval shall expire.

(2) One or more one-year extensions to the approval may be granted by the director of the KCC's conservation division based on the following:

(A) Certification from the operator that the information in the approved application has not changed; and

(B) the operator's history of compliance with the requirements of K.A.R. 28-29-1600 through 28-29-1608.

(d) Drilling waste from multiple wells may be disposed of on the approved land-spreading site during the approved disposal period.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-29-1601

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2012 Supp. 65-3407c; effective Oct. 11, 2013.