South Dakota Codified Laws 46-5-8. Permit not required for domestic use–Permit required for dams on streamsor dry-draws–Registration of domestic wells
Any person desiring to make reasonable domestic use of water from any source may do so without obtaining a permit from the Water Management Board, except that no person may construct a dam across any dry–draw for any purpose, including domestic use, if the dam will impound more than twenty–five acre–feet of water, without first obtaining a permit from the board. Permits for dams on streams or dry–draws for domestic or other uses are subject to the doctrine of prior appropriation. Domestic users other than water distribution systems may register a domestic well with the board to document the location and output of their water supply and the quality of its water. The registration of a domestic well is not subject to the procedures for appropriation of water under chapters 46-5, 46-6, and the procedure contained in chapter 46-2A. The fee for registration is twenty–five dollars.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 46-5-8
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
Source: SL 1955, ch 430, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, § 61.0107; SL 1978, ch 319, § 1; SL 1983, ch 314, § 45.