All state regulations are available at the Legislative Research Commission (LRC) regulation Web site. The regulations contained on the LRC Web site are not official versions. The official versions are contained in the Kentucky Administrative Regulations Service and in the monthly Administrative Register of Kentucky. For information on how to subscribe to these publications, please contact the LRC at 502-564-8100, ext. 564.

Several administrative regulations have recently completed the promulgation process.  The official version of these administrative regulations will be available on the LRC Title 401 Web site. 

Please click here for a table of newly effective regulations. 

Triennial Review Regulations

DOW recodified the water quality standard administrative regulations from 401 KAR Chapter 5 to Chapter 10 in June 2008.  

401 KAR 10:026, 10:029, and 10:031 were approved during the May 12 Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee (ARRS) meeting.  They will become effective July 3, 2009.

401 KAR 10:030 was approved during the June ARRS meeting with agency amendments.  It will be referred to a second committee in July. The amended version of the regulation can be found here.

Drinking Water Regulation Package Two

DOW filed 401 KAR 8:040 "Laboratory certification" and 401 KAR 8:050 "Drinking water program fees" with LRC  on Jan. 9, 2009. 

The proposed amended administrative regulations were on the agenda for the May ARRS meeting.  They will become effective July 3, 2009.

401 KAR Chapter 5 Regulation Update

DOW filed six administrative regulations with LRC on April 14, 2009.  The public comment period closed on June 1, 2009.  The following administrative regulations are included in the package:

• 401 KAR 5:002 Definitions for 401 KAR Chapter 5
• 401 KAR 5:005 Permits to construct, modify, or operate a facility
• 401 KAR 5:055 Scope and applicability of the KPDES Program
• 401 KAR 5:060 KPDES application requirements
• 401 KAR 5:065 KPDES permit conditions
• 401 KAR 5:080 Criteria and standards for the Kentucky Pollutant Discharge and Elimination System

DOW will respond to comments and file amended administrative regulations with LRC by July 15, 2009.  They are tentatively scheduled to appear on the August ARRS agenda.

Drinking Water Package Three

DOW filed five administrative regulations with LRC on May 11, 2009.  The public comment period closed on June 30, 2009.  The following administrative regulations are included in the package:

• 401 KAR 8:010 Definitions for 401 KAR Chapter 8
• 401 KAR 8:022 Sanitary surveys
• 401 KAR 8:075 Consumer confidence reports
• 401 KAR 8:510 Disinfectant residuals, disinfection by-products, and disinfection by-product precursors
• 401 KAR 8:600 Secondary surveys

DOW received comments on all regulations in this package, except 401 KAR 8:510.  A Statement of Consideration will be filed with LRC by July 15, 2009.  The regulations are tentatively scheduled to appear on the August ARRS agenda.

Promulgation is the formal process of putting an administrative regulation into effect. The document below, prepared by DOW, is an informal interpretation of the process for promulgating administrative regulations, as governed by KRS Chapter 13A. It is not a complete legal interpretation of the statute. KRS Chapter 13A is available through the Web site of the LRC. Please see the explanation of the LRC Web site at the top of this page.

Regulation Promulgation Process