The following are exempt from this chapter:
- (1) dewatering operations;
- (2) emergency withdrawals;
- (3) a person withdrawing surface water for environmental remediation purposes;
- (4) a person withdrawing surface water from any pond completely situated in private property and which is supplied only by diffuse surface water;
- (5) a person required to obtain a permit under the Interbasin Transfer of Water Act, Section 49-21-10, et seq.;
- (6) a person withdrawing, using, or discharging surface water for the purpose of wildlife habitat management.