All evaluations in the southwest Kansas groundwater management district no. 3 involving a determination of the saturated thickness of the high plains aquifer shall use the information shown in the Kansas geological survey open file report number 98-52, plate B, released February 1999, which is hereby adopted by reference, unless the applicant or the district provides, or the chief engineer has available, better or more site-specific data concerning the saturated thickness of the high plains aquifer.

(Authorized by K.S.A. 82a-706a and K.S.A. 82a-1028(o); implementing K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 82a-711 and K.S.A. 82a-1028(n); effective Sept. 22, 2000.)