Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-30-8 - Pollution sources

Well locations shall be approved by municipal and county governments with respect to distances from pollution sources and compliance with local regulations. The following minimum standard shall be observed.

(a) The horizontal distances between the well and the potential source of pollution or contamination such as sewer lines, pressure sewer lines, septic tanks, lateral fields, pit privy, seepage pits, fuel or fertilizer storage, pesticide storage, feed lots or barn yards shall be 50 feet or more as determined by the department.

(b) Proper drainage in the vicinity of the well shall be provided so as to prevent the accumulation and ponding of surface water within 50 feet of the well. The well shall not be located in a ravine or any other drainage area where surface water may flow into the well.

(c) When sewer lines are constructed of cast iron, plastic or other equally tight materials, the separation distance shall be 10 feet or more as determined by the department.

(d) All wells shall be 25 feet or more from the nearest property line, allowing public right-of-ways to be counted; however, a well used only for irrigation or cooling purposes may be located closer than 25 feet to an adjoining property where:

(1) such adjoining property is served by a sanitary sewer and does not contain a septic tank system, disposal well or other source of contamination or pollution; and

(2) the property to be provided with the proposed well is served by both a sanitary sewer and a public water supply.

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Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-30-8

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 82a-1202, 82a-1205; effective, E-74-34, July 2, 1974; modified, L. 1975, ch. 481, May 1, 1975; amended May 1, 1980; amended May 1, 1987.