Attorney General Opinion No.

Al LeDoux, Director Kansas Water Office 109 S.W. Ninth, Suite 300 Topeka, Kansas 66612-1249

Dear Mr. LeDoux:

You inquire what constitutes state and private ownership along the State's navigable waterways. In addition to this inquiry, you indicate that the Kansas Water Office, as the state's water planning agency, is charged with formulating a state water plan which includes determining access and user rights and responsibility for maintenance and damage to a stream bed, K.S.A. 82a-901a et seq., and as there are several agencies with related statutory duties, you believe a summary of their…