Watershed Management Section

Local Environmental
Protection Program

The Local Environmental Protection Program (LEPP) continues to emphasize the importance of wastewater and private well water codes, to be developed and administered by county health departments and other local authorities. Development of a sanitary code is an important first step in addressing the overall water quality needs of a community.

LEPP funding enables local authorities to develop water protection plans which are customized for their areas and compliment other water quality efforts being waged by state and federal agencies. Plans developed with LEPP funds describe actions that communities will take to manage private septic system waste water treatment, solid waste, hazardous waste, nonpoint source pollution, and private water wells.

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.

• 28-5. Sewage and Excreta Disposal.
• 28-66. Local Environmental Protection Grant Program.

Important Links & Documents

• Kansas Clean Waters Systems
• Grant Guidance for State Fiscal Year 2010
• LEPP Application Instructions for New KCW
• Grant Conditions for State Fiscal Year 2009
• Map and Phone List of LEPP County Sanitarians
• Procedure for County Code Adoption or Revision
• County Environmental/Sanitary Codes
• Table of Certified Septic Tank Manufacturers (10-13-09)
  • Note: Effective July 1, 2002 all septic tanks installed in Kansas need to comply with Bulletin 4-2, Minimum Standards for Design and Construction of Onsite Wastewater Systems.
• Bulletin 4-2: Minimum Standards for Design and Construction of Onsite Wastewater Systems (.pdf)
• Environmental Health Handbook
• Wastewater Options for Small Communities in Kansas Manual
• Kansas EPA 503 Land Application of Septage
• KSA 65-159. Abatement of nuisances; failure to remove, penalties
• KSA 65-201. Public Health Local Boards of Health; Clinics
• KSA 19-3701 to 19-3709, Sanitation controls
• Class V UIC Well Flowchart
• Inventory Report for Class V Well(s)
• NEW Public Land Survey Section/Township/Range (STR) Finder NEW

Local Environmental Protection Program State Fiscal Year 2008 Annual Report - July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008

• LEPP Annual Report SFY 2008

Local Environmental Protection Program State Fiscal Year 2007 Annual Report - July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007

• LEPP Annual Report SFY 2007

Local Environmental Protection Program State Fiscal Year 2006 Annual Report - July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006

• LEPP Annual Report SFY 2006

Local Environmental Protection Program State Fiscal Year 2005 Annual Report - July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005

• LEPP Annual Report SFY 2005

Local Environmental Protection Program State Fiscal Year 2004 Annual Report - July 1, 2003 to June 30, 2004

• LEPP Annual Report SFY 2004

• LEPP Annual Report SFY 2003
• LEPP Grant Award History - pg 7
• County Environmental Staff - pg 8
• KDHE Contacts - pg 9
• Cumulative Activity

• LEPP Annual Report - SFY 2002
• Table 1 - LEPP Grant Funding for All Years
• Table 2 - On-site Wastewater
• Table 3 - Private Waterwell
• Page 8 - County LEPP Staff
• Page 13 - Staff