Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 82a-703 (2026)

Water may be appropriated subject to vested rights

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82a-703. Water may be appropriated subject to vested rights. Except as provided in K.S.A. 82a-703a and subject to vested rights, all waters within the state may be appropriated for beneficial use as herein provided. Nothing contained in this act shall impair the vested right of any person except for nonuse.

History: L. 1945, ch. 390, § 3; L. 1980, ch. 332, § 1; July 1.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1981–2015 · 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× “K.S.A. 1980 Supp. 82a-703. K.S.A. 82a-706 gives the chief engineer of the Division of Water Resources of the State Board of Agriculture authority to: "[E]nforce and administer the laws of this state pertaining to the beneficial use of water and shall control, conserve, regulate,…”

Wheatland Elec. Coop., Inc. v. Polansky, 265 P.3d 1194 (Kan. Ct. App. 2011). “See K.S.A. 82a-703 (“Nothing contained in this act shall impair [a person’s] vested right.”

Garetson Bros. v. Am. Warrior, Inc., 347 P.3d 687 (Kan. Ct. App. 2015). “K.S.A. 82a-703. Although “beneficial use” is not defined in the KWAA, K.”

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