South Dakota § 46-2A-7.1 - Notice of determination that groundwater source fully appropriated--Applications for future consideration.
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§ 46-2A-7.1. Notice of determination that groundwater source fully appropriated--Applications for future consideration.
If the board determines a groundwater source to be fully appropriated pursuant to § 46-6-3.1, the chief engineer shall publish a notice within thirty days of the board's final decision at least once in at least one official newspaper in each county where the groundwater source is located. For any groundwater source determined to be fully appropriated by the board prior to July 1, 2014, notice shall also be published as provided by this section. If the official newspaper is a weekly newspaper, the notice shall also be published at least once in a daily newspaper serving the general area where the groundwater source is located and posted on the department's website until the thirty day application period is completed. The public notice shall describe the decision of the board and provide notice of a thirty day application period during which the chief engineer shall accept and hold for future consideration applications to appropriate water from the groundwater source specified in the public notice.
Source: SL 2014, ch 214, § 2.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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