The following pages contain an unofficial version of the most currently effective Kansas Surface Water Quality Standards (K.A.R. 28-16-28b through 28-16-28g), and the standards supporting documents. The supporting documents include the Kansas Water Quality Standards: Tables of Numeric Criteria, the Kansas Antidegradation Policy, and the Kansas Implementation Procedures: Surface Water Quality Standards.

This plan outlines and prices a 20-year strategy for protecting the quality of ground and surface waters. In meeting the requirements of Section 208 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, the plan considers all significant pollution sources including municipal and industrial discharge, agricultural runoff, urban stormwater runoff, mining activities, construction activities, natural salt water intrusion, and residual wastes such as water and wastewater treatment sludges.