Kan. Admin. Regs. § 98-7-3

Current through Register Vol. 44, No. 2, January 9, 2025

Section 98-7-3 - Special irrigation district; organization

(a) The petition to form the special irrigation district shall include the following:

(1) The name of each person seeking membership in the special irrigation district when the petition is submitted and an address to receive communication from the director;

(2) the name of the petitioner's designee to answer questions and receive notices from the director;

(3) the quantity of access water that each petitioner seeks to purchase if the special irrigation district is formed;

(4) water right information for each petitioner to be included as part of the special irrigation district for the purposes of the act;

(5) land ownership information sufficient to verify each petitioner's eligibility for membership in the special irrigation district; and

(6) any other information that any petitioner can provide to assist the director in consideration of the petition.

(b) Upon the director's receipt of the petition to form the special irrigation district, the petition shall be reviewed. Within 15 business days of the director's receipt of the petition to form the special irrigation district, a determination that additional information is needed may be made. A letter outlining the additional information that the director needs to consider the petition shall be sent to the petitioner's designee. Additional information shall be provided within 15 business days of the date of the request.

(c) Notice of the organizational meeting shall be published in the Kansas register and shall be mailed to all petitioners.

(d) A copy of all petition documents shall be provided by the office to the chief engineer.

(e) The organizational meeting shall be presided over by the director until the governing board is selected.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 98-7-3

Authorized by K.S.A. 2012 Supp. 82a-2324; implementing K.S.A. 2012 Supp. 82a-2317; effective Aug. 30, 2013.