No person may discharge any waste, pollutant, or combination of pollutants, into surface waters from a point source without a permit consistent with rules promulgated by the board pursuant to chapter 1-26 and this chapter. A violation of this section is subject to § 34A-2-75.
The secretary may, after notice and opportunity for public hearing, issue a permit for the discharge of any waste, pollutant, or combination of pollutants into surface waters, for a period not to exceed five years, or for a period not to exceed ten years for a concentrated animal operation that is not required to have a permit under 40 C.F.R. § 122.23(d)(1), as of January 1, 2021, upon condition that such discharge meets or will meet all applicable state and federal water quality standards and effluent standards and all other requirements of this chapter. A violation of a condition of a permit issued pursuant to this section is subject to § 34A-2-75.
SDCL 34A-2-36