19-27a17. Inspection to determine adequacy of sewage facilities; additional facilities authorized; cost; bonds.
19-27a17
19-27a17. Inspection to determine adequacy of sewage facilities; additional
facilities authorized; cost; bonds.
(a) The governing body of
any sewer district shall from time to time cause an inspection to be made and a
certified report and detailed account of the maximum connected load,
which is at that time being carried, treated and disposed of by the
existing system and facilities, including population totals and trends
of the district in relation thereof, together with any data
necessary to determine the condition and adequacy of the
facilities and improvements to serve the existing and definitely
calculable demands of the district. The report and account shall be furnished
by a competent
consulting engineer and shall include the
recommendations the engineer finds are necessary.
(b) If it appears from the report, detailed account and recommendations
that the collection and treatment system is carrying a connected load
in excess of the designed capacity, and if the governing body approves
the report and recommendations, it shall submit to the
secretary of health and environment a complete copy of the engineer's
report, detailed account and recommendations as to what additional
facilities should be provided in order to provide adequate capacity for
collection and treatment of the then connected load, or what reasonably
may be expected to be the connected load, within a reasonable period of
time thereafter. After giving careful consideration to all information,
the secretary shall either approve or disapprove the findings of the engineer
and of the
governing body. If the secretary approves the
report, the governing body may assess the cost of the improvements against
the property benefited in the manner provided by K.S.A. 19-27a07
and issue general obligation bonds of the county
in the manner provided by the general bond law in the amount necessary to
provide the funds
with which to make the necessary improvements.
History: L. 1983, ch. 99, § 18; July 1.