The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), Bureau of Water, will conduct a public hearing at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, May 21, 2026, in the Azure Conference Room, Fourth floor, Curtis State Office Building, 1000 SW Jackson, Topeka, Kansas, to consider the adoption of proposed amended regulation K.A.R. 28-15-16.

Summary of Regulation

K.A.R. 28-15-16. Permit requirements for public water supply systems. This regulation provides suppliers of water the option to participate in a certification program to extend existing permitted distribution systems without obtaining a permit. K.S.A. 65-163(a)(3) allows for KDHE to establish a certification program for approval of distribution system extensions without the need for an additional permit. However, no rules and regulations have ever been developed. The proposed regulation amendments would implement K.S.A. 65-163(a)(3).

Interested parties may submit written comments prior to 10:00 a.m. May 21, 2026, to William Carr, Bureau Director, Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Bureau of Water, 1000 SW Jackson St., Suite 420, Topeka, KS, 66612, or by email to William.J.Carr@ks.gov

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