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Chapter 46-6

S.D. Codified Laws ch. 46-6

Groundwater and Wells

46-6-1Vested rights defined.46-6-2Filing of vested right claim by claimant of vested right to groundwater--Hearing--Mandatory filing--Waiver of right.46-6-3Appropriation of groundwater authorized.46-6-3.1Annual withdrawal of groundwater not to exceed recharge--Exception for water distribution systems.46-6-4RepealedRepealed 46-6-5RepealedRepealed 46-6-6Collection, preservation, and publication of data on underground water.46-6-6.1Rules and regulations governing large capacity wells--Criteria and contents.46-6-6.246-6-6.2, 46-6-7. Repealed by SL 1983, ch 314, §§ 96, 97 46-6-8RepealedRepealed 46-6-9Well driller license--Fee--Issuance.46-6-9.1Well driller or well pump installer license--Revocation.46-6-9.2Well driller's license or well pump installer's license required for certain persons.46-6-9.3Well pump installer license--Fee--Issuance.46-6-9.4Certain persons exempt from well pump installer license requirements.46-6-9.5Well pump installers and well drillers prohibited from performing certain acts without appropriate license.46-6-10Wells to be constructed so as to prevent waste--Methods of construction, specification by board.46-6-11Records of well construction required.46-6-12Inspection of wells by chief engineer or state geologist.46-6-13Measurement of flow and pressure of wells by chief engineer.46-6-14Waste of water from large capacity well prohibited.46-6-15Uncontrolled artesian well--Definition--Owner to notify board of size and location.46-6-16Uncontrolled artesian well from oil and gas exploration--Notice to chief engineer.46-6-17RepealedRepealed 46-6-18Plugging abandoned or forfeited well by owner--"Owner" defined.46-6-19RepealedRepealed 46-6-20Rules and regulations of board relating to wells.46-6-21Control of large capacity well required.46-6-2246-6-22, 46-6-23. Repealed by SL 1983, ch 314, §§ 113, 114 46-6-24Liability for damages to domestic and municipal wells.46-6-25Domestic and municipal well protection--Enforceability--Fees and costs.46-6-26Permits may be denied or conditioned to protect domestic or municipal wells or natural springs.46-6-27Plugging, sealing, or capping abandoned wells required--Rules.46-6-28Geological survey to plug unused wells.46-6-29Plugging or controlling large capacity well by chief engineer--Costs.46-6-30Order of chief engineer for proper construction or repair of well--Plugging or controlling well--Costs.46-6-31Plugging or controlling well by chief engineer--Bidding provisions.