When regulating water withdrawals by large-capacity wells and in determining the availability of unappropriated water for an application for a permit to appropriate water, the board shall rely upon the record of observation well measurements in addition to other data to determine that the quantity of water withdrawn annually from the aquifer does not exceed the estimated average annual recharge to the aquifer.

Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; transferred from § 52:01:05:07, effective July 1, 1979; 10 SDR 27, effective September 26, 1983; 13 SDR 129, 13 SDR 141, effective July 1, 1987.

General Authority: SDCL 46-2-5.

Law Implemented: SDCL 46-1-2 , 46-2-11 , 46-2A-6 , 46-6-3.1 , 46-6-6.1.