Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 82a-1313 (2026)

Same; withdrawal of water under contract; exercise and protection of rights

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82a-1313. Same; withdrawal of water under contract; exercise and protection of rights. Persons having contracts under K.S.A. 82a-1305 for withdrawal of water may use waters withdrawn thereunder as provided in such contract without obtaining a permit or water right under article 7 of chapter 82a of Kansas Statutes Annotated. Such persons shall be entitled to the same protection of their rights under such contracts as the owner of any other vested property interest (including vested rights, appropriation rights and approved applications for permits to appropriate water) is entitled to receive. No person shall be entitled to any waters withdrawn under this act from the conservation storage water supply of any reservoir except in accordance with a contract under K.S.A. 82a-1305.

History: L. 1974, ch. 452, § 13; March 22.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1981–1981 · leading case: F. Arthur Stone & Sons v. Gibson, 630 P.2d 1164 (Kan. 1981).

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F. Arthur Stone & Sons v. Gibson, 630 P.2d 1164 (Kan. 1981). · cites it 2× “55-901, the withdrawal and use of water in accordance with provisions of K.S.A. 82a-1313 and the diversion and use of surface water impounded in any reservoir for beneficial purposes in a quantity not exceeding fifteen (15) acre feet per year, it shall be unlawful for any person…”

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