Section 46-6-6 – Collection, preservation, and publication of data on underground water.
46-6-6. Collection, preservation, and publication of data on underground water. The collection, preservation, and publication of data with respect to the occurrence, quantity, quality, and hydraulic characteristics of underground water and the nature and identity of the subsurface geological formations in which it occurs are required by the public interest. To this end the Water […]
Section 46-6-6.1 – Rules and regulations governing large capacity wells–Criteria and contents.
46-6-6.1. Rules and regulations governing large capacity wells–Criteria and contents. In addition to powers otherwise provided the Water Management Board shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 controlling the location and capacity of irrigation, industrial, municipal, and other large capacity wells for the purpose of ensuring or protecting water for reasonable domestic use, without the […]
Section 46-6-9 – Well driller license–Fee–Issuance.
46-6-9. Well driller license–Fee–Issuance. Any well driller, before doing any well drilling and before contracting for any such work, shall first secure and thereafter maintain a license. The words “South Dakota Licensed Well Driller No.” shall be plainly displayed at a conspicuous place on the premises where the work is being conducted. The fee for […]
Section 46-6-9.1 – Well driller or well pump installer license–Revocation.
46-6-9.1. Well driller or well pump installer license–Revocation. The chief engineer may initiate an action before the Water Management Board to revoke the license of any well driller or well pump installer upon refusal by the driller to properly complete any well or well pump installation in accordance with rules governing well construction or well […]
Section 46-6-9.2 – Well driller’s license or well pump installer’s license required for certain persons.
46-6-9.2. Well driller’s license or well pump installer’s license required for certain persons. Any person who performs work for compensation in the repair of wells or as a well pump installer shall obtain a well driller’s license issued pursuant to §46-6-9 or a well pump installer’s license issued pursuant to §46-6-9.3 before conducting or contracting […]
Section 46-6-9.3 – Well pump installer license–Fee–Issuance.
46-6-9.3. Well pump installer license–Fee–Issuance. The Water Management Board shall issue a well pump installer license to any applicant who meets the requirements specified in this section. The fee for the license is two hundred dollars for a resident, and three hundred dollars for a nonresident. The same amounts shall be paid each calendar year […]
Section 46-6-9.4 – Certain persons exempt from well pump installer license requirements.
46-6-9.4. Certain persons exempt from well pump installer license requirements. Any plumbing contractor licensed under chapter 36-25, any electrical contractor licensed under chapter 36-16, and any mechanical contractor licensed under municipal ordinances may be exempt from the well pump installer licensure requirements of §46-6-9.2. Source: SL 2001, ch 241, §8.
Section 46-6-9.5 – Well pump installers and well drillers prohibited from performing certain acts without appropriate license.
46-6-9.5. Well pump installers and well drillers prohibited from performing certain acts without appropriate license. No licensed well pump installer or well driller may perform any electrical, plumbing, or mechanical act regulated by state law unless licensed to do so. All applicable rules and regulations of state law and municipal ordinances shall apply regarding any […]
Section 46-6-1 – Vested rights defined.
46-6-1. Vested rights defined. The term, vested rights, as used in this chapter, means: (1)Beneficial uses of groundwater under diversions and applications of water before February 28, 1955; (2)The right to take and use groundwater for beneficial purposes if an owner or lawful agent was engaged in the construction of works for the actual application […]
Section 46-6-2 – Filing of vested right claim by claimant of vested right to groundwater–Hearing–Mandatory filing–Waiver of right.
46-6-2. Filing of vested right claim by claimant of vested right to groundwater–Hearing–Mandatory filing–Waiver of right. Any person claiming to be the owner of a vested right to appropriate water from any underground source for beneficial use other than for domestic use as defined by subdivision §46-1-6(7) may file a vested right claim with the […]