HB2682

Kansas HB2682 regulates land application of biosolids and organic waste, exempting bona fide farmers.

Kansas HB2682, known as the Kansas organic waste land application accountability act, mandates the Department of Health and Environment to regulate the land application of biosolids and organic waste materials, except for bona fide farmers conducting normal farming operations on their own land. The act establishes permitting, testing, sampling, documentation, setbacks, and operational limitations for land spreaders, who are defined as entities that manage land spreading for compensation or as a commercial service.