1. (a) The following electronic data files, all dated February 14, 2002, prepared by the division of water resources, Kansas department of agriculture, using data developed by the United States geological survey and the natural resource conservation service, are hereby adopted by reference by the chief engineer for the purpose of defining the boundaries of the 62 drainage basins in Kansas:

   1. (1) dwrbasins.dbf;
   2. (2) dwrbasins.sbn;
   3. (3) dwrbasins.sbx;
   4. (4) dwrbasins.shp; and
   5. (5) dwrbasins.shx.
2. (b) The electronic data files described in subsection (a) shall be used in all situations in which determination of the basin boundaries is necessary.
3. (c) The boundaries shown in the electronic data files shall be used unless the applicant provides, or the chief engineer has available, better or more site-specific data concerning the actual drainage basin boundaries.

(Authorized by K.S.A. 82a-706a; implementing K.S.A. 82a-706 and K.S.A. 82a-706a; effective Sept. 22, 2000; amended Oct. 24, 2003.)