KDHE Wastewater Design Standards Questionnaire

The Kansas Minimum Standards of Design for Water Pollution Control Facilities (Standards) document has been periodically modified by policy memoranda since adoption in 1978. The Standards have significant impact on the regulated wastewater community in Kansas. It also impacts the professional engineers/engineering firms that design wastewater infrastructure for the regulated community. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is proposing a comprehensive update to the Standards and is seeking input from wastewater professionals to prioritize those portions of the Standards most in need of update.

Please consider completing the following short survey to provide KDHE your input on prioritizing updates to the Standards. Your input is anonymous unless you wish to share your contact information. Thanks!

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* 1. Which of the following best describes your current occupation?

Municipal Public Works - Engineering or Operations

Industry - Engineering or Operations

Municipal Public Works - Administration

Consulting Engineer

Local, State, or Federal Government

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Which of the following best describes your length of experience with wastewater infrastructure?

0 - 5 years

5 - 10 years

10 - 15 years

15 - 20 years

Over 20 years

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* 3. On a scale from 1 (low priority) to 3 (high priority), please rate the priority for updating the current sections in the KDHE Minimum Standards of Design for Water Pollution Control Facilities.

	1 - Low Priority	2 - Medium Priority	3 - High Priority
Facility Plan	Facility Plan 1 - Low Priority	Facility Plan 2 - Medium Priority	Facility Plan 3 - High Priority
Mechanical Biological Treatment	Mechanical Biological Treatment 1 - Low Priority	Mechanical Biological Treatment 2 - Medium Priority	Mechanical Biological Treatment 3 - High Priority
Agricultural Application of Wastewater or Sludge	Agricultural Application of Wastewater or Sludge 1 - Low Priority	Agricultural Application of Wastewater or Sludge 2 - Medium Priority	Agricultural Application of Wastewater or Sludge 3 - High Priority
Sanitary Sewer Design	Sanitary Sewer Design 1 - Low Priority	Sanitary Sewer Design 2 - Medium Priority	Sanitary Sewer Design 3 - High Priority
Waste Stabilization Ponds	Waste Stabilization Ponds 1 - Low Priority	Waste Stabilization Ponds 2 - Medium Priority	Waste Stabilization Ponds 3 - High Priority
General Design Considerations for Sewage Treatment Works	General Design Considerations for Sewage Treatment Works 1 - Low Priority	General Design Considerations for Sewage Treatment Works 2 - Medium Priority	General Design Considerations for Sewage Treatment Works 3 - High Priority
Sludge Digestion and Processing	Sludge Digestion and Processing 1 - Low Priority	Sludge Digestion and Processing 2 - Medium Priority	Sludge Digestion and Processing 3 - High Priority
Plan and Spec Presentation	Plan and Spec Presentation 1 - Low Priority	Plan and Spec Presentation 2 - Medium Priority	Plan and Spec Presentation 3 - High Priority
Laboratory Requirements	Laboratory Requirements 1 - Low Priority	Laboratory Requirements 2 - Medium Priority	Laboratory Requirements 3 - High Priority
Soils	Soils 1 - Low Priority	Soils 2 - Medium Priority	Soils 3 - High Priority
Pre-Design Conference	Pre-Design Conference 1 - Low Priority	Pre-Design Conference 2 - Medium Priority	Pre-Design Conference 3 - High Priority
Primary Treatment	Primary Treatment 1 - Low Priority	Primary Treatment 2 - Medium Priority	Primary Treatment 3 - High Priority
Sewage Pumping Stations	Sewage Pumping Stations 1 - Low Priority	Sewage Pumping Stations 2 - Medium Priority	Sewage Pumping Stations 3 - High Priority
Disinfection	Disinfection 1 - Low Priority	Disinfection 2 - Medium Priority	Disinfection 3 - High Priority

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* 4. Are there supplemental design standards that need to be added to the KDHE Minimum Standards of Design for Water Pollution Control Facilities? If so, indicate the topic and the priority for each additional topic using a scale of 1 to 3 with 1= low priority, 2= medium priority, and 3= high priority

	1 - Low Priority	2 - Medium Priority	3 - High Priority
Wastewater Reuse	Wastewater Reuse 1 - Low Priority	Wastewater Reuse 2 - Medium Priority	Wastewater Reuse 3 - High Priority
Minimum Design Standards Variance Procedures	Minimum Design Standards Variance Procedures 1 - Low Priority	Minimum Design Standards Variance Procedures 2 - Medium Priority	Minimum Design Standards Variance Procedures 3 - High Priority
Physical/Chemical Treatment	Physical/Chemical Treatment 1 - Low Priority	Physical/Chemical Treatment 2 - Medium Priority	Physical/Chemical Treatment 3 - High Priority

Other (please specify topic/priority)

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* 5. Would it be sufficient to simply adopt the Ten State Standards as the KDHE Minimum Standards of Design for Water Pollution Control Facilities?

Note: Ten States Standards means "Recommended Standards for Wastewater Facilities; Policies for the Design, Review, and Approval of Plans and Specifications for Wastewater Collection and Treatment Facilities 2014 Edition, A Report of the Wastewater Committee of the Great Lakes-Upper Mississippi River Board of State and Provincial Public Health and Environmental Managers".

Yes

No Opinion

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* 6. Would you be willing to participate as a member of a review committee for proposed updates to the Minimum Standards of Design for Water Pollution Control Facilities? As a reviewer you will be provided drafts of updated sections of the Standards to comment on as you choose.

Yes

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* 7. If you indicated you would be willing to participate as a member of a review committee for proposed updates to the Minimum Standards of Design for Water Pollution Control Facilities, please provide your name and email address.

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