KDHE Home - Environment - Bureau of Water

Bureau of Water

What's New

Available On This Page:

BOW Program and Section Home Pages:


Karl Mueldener, Director
Division of Environment
Bureau of Water

1000 SW Jackson St., Suite 420
Topeka, KS 66612-1367
(785) 296-5500
FAX: (785) 296-5509

Purpose of the Bureau of Water

The Bureau of Water administers programs related to public water supplies, wastewater treatment systems, the disposal of sewage, and nonpoint sources of pollution. Programs are designed to provide safe drinking water, prevent water pollution, and assure compliance with state and federal laws and regulations such as the Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act.

Adopted Water Quality Standards

State Water Quality Regulations

Note: The files linked below require the Adobe Acrobat Reader® plug-in. For assistance with download, installation, or use of the plug-in, please contact Adobe Systems, Inc.® If you experience a problem with one of our files which you have successfully downloaded, please contact webmaster@kdhe.state.ks.us for assistance. For technical support, contact Adobe Systems, Inc.

The following regulations represent an electronic facsimile of Kansas Administrative Regulations, promulgated by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and published by the Kansas Secretary of State. These rules are taken from electronic copies of the printed state regulations which serve as the agency's official rules and regulations. The printed regulations represent the final word in matters of interpretation.

The KDHE Office of Communications has appended copies of the Kansas State Register publication of new or amended, permanent KDHE regulations to the appropriate chapter. Those amendments are noted on the cover sheet for each chapter. In the interest of saving space, some chapters have been grouped together.

State Water Quality Statutes may be viewed at the Kansas Legislative Web site.

Water Quality Information Resources

This list of resources includes documents produced by the Bureau of Water and the Bureau of Environmental Field Services. For additional Kansas water quality resources, visit the Section Home Pages listed at the side of this page.

Background Materials:

Surface Water Quality:

Water/Wastewater Treatment:

  • Water/Wastewater Operator Training Information and various wastewater treament discharge permit applications can be found on the Technical Services home page.


Links to Other Sites

Groundwater Management District (GMD) Websites:

Local Water Program Websites:

State Websites:

Federal Websites: