K.S.A. 65-161: Definitions.
Where this section sits in the code
- Chapter 65.—PUBLIC HEALTH
- Article 1.—SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT, ACTIVITIES
As used in this act:
(a) "Waters of the state" means all streams and springs, and all bodies of surface and subsurface waters within the boundaries of the state;
(b) "discharge" means, when used without qualification, the causing or permitting of sewage to enter, either directly or indirectly, into waters of the state;
(c) "indirect discharge" means the introduction of pollutants into a publicly owned treatment works from any nondomestic source; and
(d) "direct discharge" means the discharge of sewage into waters of the state.
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