K.S.A. 82a-901 et seq. — Public Waters / Wetlands & Stream Obstruction (KDAW-DWR) (KS)
Tracked preemption from the Kansas overlay bundle.
Overview
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Effective
1929-07-01
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:KS
Other Kansas preemptions
K.S.A. 12-769 through 12-775 — Military Installation Compatibility (Joint Land Use / AICUZ Zoning)K.S.A. 65-34,161 et seq. — Kansas Brownfields & Voluntary Cleanup ProgramTallgrass Prairie National Preserve & Flint Hills Physiographic Region — Federal & Cultural Landscape OverlayK.S.A. 65-171d — Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) RegulationK.S.A. 12-741 et seq. — Municipal Planning and Zoning Enabling ActK.S.A. 12-758(h) — Manufactured Housing Non-ExclusionK.S.A. 12-766 / 12-767 / 12-768 — Municipal & County Floodplain ManagementK.S.A. 75-2715 et seq. — Kansas Historic Preservation Act (KHS / SHPO review)
Trigger predicate
When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.
OR
parcel.geometrygeographic matchparcel.geometrygeographic matchparcel.contains_stream_or_reservoir==True
Preempted fields
2 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.
| Field | Op | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
review_type | require | kdaw_stream_obstruction_permit | Construction of any dam, weir, levee, fill, or other obstruction in a stream classified as state public water requires a permit from the KDAW Chief Engineer under K.S.A. 82a-301 et seq. and 82a-901 et seq. |
review_type | require | section_404_clean_water_act_for_wetland_fill | Wetland fill that meets the federal Waters of the United States definition (post-Sackett v. EPA, 2023) requires Army Corps Section 404 permit; the state K.S.A. 82a-901 framework runs in parallel for non-WOTUS waters and isolated wetlands. |
Citation
Authority source
K.S.A. 82a-901 through 82a-944 (Public Waters); K.S.A. 82a-301 through 82a-318 (Stream Obstructions); administered by KDAW-DWR under K.S.A. 82a-706a
§ K.S.A. 82a-901 et seq.; companion K.S.A. 82a-301 et seq.
Research notes
Kansas does not have a comprehensive standalone state wetlands-protection statute on the Indiana SB-389 model; wetland protection is primarily through (a) federal Clean Water Act §404 for WOTUS wetlands, and (b) the public-waters stream-obstruction permit framework for state-jurisdictional waters. Key Kansas wetland concentrations: Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area (Barton County — Ramsar site), Quivira NWR (Stafford County — Ramsar site), Marais des Cygnes NWR. KDAW-DWR is the state coordinating agency; USACE Tulsa and Kansas City Districts split federal jurisdiction.