Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 19-3501 (2026)

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19-3501. Definitions. As used in this act:

(a) "County commissioners," "county clerk," and "register of deeds" mean, respectively, board of county commissioners, county clerk and register of deeds of the county in which the greatest portion of the territory of any existing or proposed water district is located, unless otherwise specifically indicated;

(b) "commission" means the survey commission;

(d) "district" means water district; and

(e) "water utility" means any water district organized under this act, any city or rural water district or any public water utility operating under a certificate of convenience and necessity issued by the state corporation commission, whether such public water utility is privately or publicly owned.

History: L. 1951, ch. 240, § 1; L. 1985, ch. 100, § 1; July 1.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1980–1998 · leading case: Water Dist. No. 1 of Johnson Cnty. v. Mission Hills Country Club, 960 P.2d 239 (Kan. 1998).

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Water Dist. No. 1 of Johnson Cnty. v. Mission Hills Country Club, 960 P.2d 239 (Kan. 1998). · cites it 2× “The first issue is whether the Kansas Water District Act, K.S.A. 19-3501 et seq., (the Act) grants the District an exclusive right to provide pressurized treated water by pipeline within its district boundaries.”

Johnson Cnty. Water Dist. No. 1 v. City of Kansas City, 871 P.2d 1256 (Kan. 1994). “Monofills are used for the deposit of a by-product of the District’s water softening treatment process.”

Bd. of Pub. Utils. v. City of Kansas City, 605 P.2d 151 (Kan. 1980). “Other legal entities, such as water supply and distribution districts, K.S.A. 19-3501 et seq., and industrial districts, K.”

Bd. of Pub. Utils. v. City of Kansas City, 496 F. Supp. 389 (D. Kan. 1980). “*393 12-3406[e]); exercise the power of eminent domain (K.S.A. 12-3406[h]); and issue revenue bonds and refunding revenue bonds (K.”

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