S.D. Codified Laws § 46A-3A-4 (2026)
James River Water Development District.
SL 1984 (SS), ch 1 , § 9; SL 1995, ch 252 ; SL 2008, ch 232 , § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; SL 2009, ch 227 , § 1; SL 2012, ch 217 , § 3; SL 2015, ch 225 , § 1; SL 2020, ch 196 , § 1; SL 2025, ch 186 , § 5.
The James River Water Development District is established. The district is comprised of:
- (1) Beadle, Brown, Davison, Hanson, Hutchinson, Sanborn, Spink, and Yankton counties;
- (2) Aurora, Belford, Bristol, Cooper, Dudley, Firesteel, Hopper, Palatine, Plankinton, Pleasant Lake, and Pleasant Valley townships in Aurora County;
- (3) Buffalo, Dayton, Dumarce, Eden, Fort, Hamilton, Hickman, Lake, Lowell, Miller, Newark, Newport, Pleasant Valley, Red Iron Lake, Sisseton, Stena, Waverly, Weston, and Wismer townships in Marshall County; and
- (4) All municipalities that are wholly or partially situated within the counties or townships described in this section.
Source: SL 1984 (SS), ch 1 , § 9; SL 1995, ch 252 ; SL 2008, ch 232 , § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; SL 2009, ch 227 , § 1; SL 2012, ch 217 , § 3; SL 2015, ch 225 , § 1; SL 2020, ch 196 , § 1; SL 2025, ch 186 , § 5.