Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 82a-613 (2026)

Rural water districts; organization; duties of board of county commissioners

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82a-613. Rural water districts; organization; duties of board of county commissioners. Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 19-270, the board of county commissioners of each county in this state shall have power and it shall be their duty, upon a proper petition being presented, to incorporate and organize rural water districts in the manner hereinafter provided.

History: L. 1957, ch. 540, § 2; L. 1986, ch. 70, § 44; May 15.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1997–2022 · leading case: Rural Water Dist. No. 1 v. City of Wilson, 243 F.3d 1263 (10th Cir. 2001).

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Rural Water Dist. No. 1 v. City of Wilson, 243 F.3d 1263 (10th Cir. 2001). · cites it 2× “§ 1926 (b) Post Rock is a rural water district incorporated by the Ellsworth County Board of County Commissioners to develop and provide water service to the rural residents within its territory, pursuant to Kan. Stat. Ann. § 82a-613 (1997). Kansas law authorizes rural water…”

In re Riverton Water Co., 932 P.2d 452 (Kan. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 4× “In its October 5, 1995, order, BOTA stated: “First, K.S.A. 82a-613, 614 provide that a petition must be filed with the board of county commissioners before a rural water district can be incorporated and organized in the manner established by the statutes governing rural water…”

Loyd v. Rural Water Dist. No. 2, Jefferson Cnty., Kansas (Kan. Ct. App. 2022). “K.S.A. 82a-613; K.S.A. 82a-615; K.S.A. 82a-617; 82a-618.”

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