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2013 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 46 - WATER RIGHTS
Chapter 06 - Groundwater And Wells
- § 46-6-1 Vested rights defined.
- § 46-6-2 Filing of vested right claim by claimant of vested right to groundwater--Hearing--Mandatory filing--Waiver of right.
- § 46-6-3 Appropriation of groundwater authorized.
- § 46-6-3.1 Annual withdrawal of groundwater not to exceed recharge--Exception for waterdistribution systems.
- § 46-6-4 Repealed.
- § 46-6-5 Repealed.
- § 46-6-6 Collection, preservation, and publication of data on underground water.
- § 46-6-6.1 Rules and regulations governing large capacity wells--Criteria and contents.
- § 46-6-6.2 , 46-6-7. Repealed.
- § 46-6-8 Repealed.
- § 46-6-9 Well driller license--Fee--Issuance.
- § 46-6-9.1 Well driller or well pump installer license--Revocation.
- § 46-6-9.2 Well driller's license or well pump installer's license required for certain persons.
- § 46-6-9.3 Well pump installer license--Fee--Issuance.
- § 46-6-9.4 Certain persons exempt from well pump installer license requirements.
- § 46-6-9.5 Well pump installers and well drillers prohibited from performing certain actswithout appropriate license.
- § 46-6-10 Wells to be constructed so as to prevent waste--Methods of construction,specification by board.
- § 46-6-11 Records of well construction required.
- § 46-6-12 Inspection of wells by chief engineer or state geologist.
- § 46-6-13 Measurement of flow and pressure of wells by chief engineer.
- § 46-6-14 Waste of water from large capacity well prohibited.
- § 46-6-15 Uncontrolled artesian well--Definition--Owner to notify board of size andlocation.
- § 46-6-16 Uncontrolled artesian well from oil and gas exploration--Notice to chief engineer.
- § 46-6-17 Repealed.
- § 46-6-18 Plugging abandoned or forfeited well by owner--"Owner" defined.
- § 46-6-19 Repealed.
- § 46-6-20 Rules and regulations of board relating to wells.
- § 46-6-21 Control of large capacity well required.
- § 46-6-22 , 46-6-23. Repealed.
- § 46-6-24 Liability for damages to domestic and municipal wells.
- § 46-6-25 Domestic and municipal well protection--Enforceability--Fees and costs.
- § 46-6-26 Permits may be denied or conditioned to protect domestic or municipal wells ornatural springs.
- § 46-6-27 Plugging, sealing, or capping abandoned wells required--Rules.
- § 46-6-28 Geological survey to plug unused wells.
- § 46-6-29 Plugging or controlling large capacity well by chief engineer--Costs.
- § 46-6-30 Order of chief engineer for proper construction or repair of well--Plugging orcontrolling well--Costs.
- § 46-6-31 Plugging or controlling well by chief engineer--Bidding provisions.
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