{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-151.140","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 151.140","heading":"Withdrawal of water from public waters, permit required -- Exceptions.","body":"No person, business, industry, city, county, water district, or other political subdivision\nshall have the right to withdraw, divert, or transfer public water from a stream, lake,\nground water source or other body of water, unless such person, business, in dustry, city,\ncounty, water district or other political subdivision has been granted a permit by the\ncabinet for such withdrawal, diversion, or transfer of water. Provided, however, no permit\nshall be required for and nothing herein shall interfere with th e use of water for\nagricultural and domestic purposes including irrigation; and no permit shall be required if\nthe amount of water withdrawn, diverted or transferred is less than the amount established\nby regulation and no permit shall be required for wate r used in the production of steam\ngenerating plants of companies whose retail rates are regulated by the Kentucky Public\nService Commission or for which plants a certificate of environmental compatibility from\nsuch commission is required by law, or water i njected underground in conjunction with\noperations for the production of oil or gas.","path":["KRS Chapter 151"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=2086","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:50:45Z","sha256":"871d31130acd5786e8486c93e5534a00bcd25f2784380236dac3a3e37b2b192a","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-151.130","next":"us-ky/krs-151.150"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}