S.D. Admin. R. 74:02:05:04

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 54, October 28, 2024

Section 74:02:05:04 - Establishment of special groundwater control areas authorized - Criteria

Where water withdrawals from an aquifer or portions of an aquifer are approaching the limit of average annual recharge or are causing chronic interference among wells, are resulting in excessive aquifer water surface drawdown, or are otherwise inhibiting optimum use of groundwater for beneficial purposes, a special groundwater control area, covering the aquifer or portions thereof, shall be established by the board.

S.D. Admin. R. 74:02:05:04

SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; transferred from § 52:01:05:04, effective 7/1/1979; 9 SDR 68, effective 12/7/1982; 10 SDR 27, effective 9/26/1983; 13 SDR 129, 13 SDR 141, effective 7/1/1987.

General Authority: SDCL 46-2-5.

Law Implemented: SDCL 46-2-9, 46-2-11, 46-6-3.1, 46-6-6.1, 46-10A-5.