If a water right owner desires to have a water flowmeter flow rate test performed by a person other than district staff to comply with any requirement of the district, that person may be approved by the board to perform a water flowmeter flow rate test if the person demonstrates to the district both of the following: (a) The person has the training, skills, and experience necessary to properly conduct the test.

1. (b) The person has the appropriate water flowmeter to perform the test, and the water flowmeter has been tested for accuracy with water flowmeter test equipment that has been found to be accurate using standards traceable to the national institute of standards and technology (NIST). The equipment shall have been tested and found to be accurate within 12 months of performing the water flowmeter test.

(Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 82a-706a and K.S.A. 2003 Supp. 82a-1028; effective Nov. 12, 2004.)