{"data":{"id":"us-ks/k.s.a.-65-161","jurisdiction":"us-ks","citation":"K.S.A. 65-161","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this act:\n(a) \"Waters of the state\" means all streams and springs, and all bodies of surface and subsurface waters within the boundaries of the state;\n(b) \"discharge\" means, when used without qualification, the causing or permitting of sewage to enter, either directly or indirectly, into waters of the state;\n(c) \"indirect discharge\" means the introduction of pollutants into a publicly owned treatment works from any nondomestic source; and\n(d) \"direct discharge\" means the discharge of sewage into waters of the state.","path":["Chapter 65.—PUBLIC HEALTH","Article 1.—SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT, ACTIVITIES"],"source_url":"https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch65/065_001_0061.html","current_through":"2025 legislative session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-15T06:23:21Z","sha256":"83dbec3a5b48ba7bcc2b6b1015f1d4ad5d9b0e533fdb1b858b83664bacd79436","source_id":"us-ks","stale":false,"prev":"us-ks/k.s.a.-65-160","next":"us-ks/k.s.a.-65-162a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}