46-10-1. Action for general adjudication of water or water use rights–When attorney general to bring. It shall be the duty of the attorney general to bring an action for the general adjudication of the nature, extent, content, scope, and relative priority of the water rights and the rights to use water of all persons, or […]
46-10-1.1. Procedure in actions for general adjudication. The procedure in any case of general adjudication shall be as in other civil cases, insofar as that procedure is not inconsistent with this chapter. Source: SL 1980, ch 305, §15.
46-10-1.2. Orders in actions involving one hundred or more defendants. In the conduct of actions to which §46-10-3.3 applies, the court may make appropriate orders (1)Providing for the limitation of service and filing, or substitutes therefor, of pleadings, briefs, orders, motions, demands, appearances, claim forms, discovery materials, and similar documents; (2)Requiring, for the fair conduct […]
46-10-13. Appeal to board from acts or decisions of water master–Appeal to circuit court. Any interested person may appeal from acts or decisions of the water master to the Water Management Board and the board shall promptly and at a stated time and place fixed by it, after due notice to the parties, hear and […]
46-10-2. Jurisdiction and venue of action for general adjudication. The court in which any action involving the general adjudication of water rights or rights to use water may be properly brought, shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine all questions necessary for the adjudication of all water rights and the rights to use water […]
46-10-2.1. Deposit of documents and orders with court. The court conducting a general adjudication may direct the chief engineer of the Water Management Board to deposit with the court certified copies of every water permit, water license, certificate of construction, or other document or order and every cancellation of each document or order in the […]
46-10-2.2. Documents and orders as prima facie evidence–Certified copies admissible. The court conducting a general adjudication shall regard any water permit, water license, certificate of construction, or other document or order issued by or under the authority of the Water Management Board or its predecessors, including the state engineer, and not subsequently cancelled by it […]
46-10-2.3. Powers and duties of court conducting general adjudication. The court conducting a general adjudication shall, in addition to exercising any other power or duty conferred by law: (1)Confirm those rights evidenced by previous court decrees when those rights have not been forfeited, abandoned, or otherwise lost; (2)Adjudicate the validity of all cancelled and uncancelled […]
46-10-3. Parties to action for general adjudication. In any action for the general adjudication of the rights to use water and water rights on any river system and all other sources all those whose claims to the use of such waters or claims of water rights are of record, and all other claimants so far […]
46-10-3.1. Adding additional defendants as parties. Defendants in addition to those named in the original complaint may be added within a reasonable time and defendants may be added throughout the duration of the suit, as appropriate. Source: SL 1980, ch 305, §9.
46-10-3.2. Commencement of action for general adjudication–Service. Except as provided in §46-10-3.3 for actions in which the named defendants number one hundred or more, an action for general adjudication shall be commenced and service shall be made as in other civil cases. Source: SL 1980, ch 305, §8.
46-10-3.3. Defendants numbering one hundred or more–Commencement of action–Service. An action for general adjudication is commenced by the filing of a complaint in circuit court in any case in which the named defendants number one hundred or more. In such a case personal service of a summons and complaint is not required but may be […]
46-10-3.4. Captioning complaint for general adjudication. The complaint for such general adjudication shall be captioned: In re the general adjudication of all rights to use water and water rights in the (to be specified) river system and all other sources, State of South Dakota. Source: SL 1980, ch 305, §10.
46-10-4.1. Action to determine conflicting water or water use rights–Court’s powers and duties–Caption of action. The attorney general in lieu of bringing an action for a general adjudication may or any person may bring an action for the purpose of determining conflicting water rights or rights to use water. The court before which any such […]
46-10-5. Action for general adjudication or to determine conflicting water rights–Copies of complaints mailed to Water Management Board. Whenever suit is brought for general adjudication or to determine conflicting water rights in any of the courts of this state, a copy of the complaint shall be by the complainant mailed by registered or certified letter […]
46-10-6. Action for general adjudication or to determine conflicting rights–Proof of notice of suit to water management board. No final decree may be issued in any action for general adjudication or in an action for determination of conflicting water rights unless it appears that the water management board has had reasonable notice of the suit. […]
46-10-7. Intervention by attorney general. If, in the judgment of the Water Management Board, the public interests require action adverse to any party thereto, it may call upon the attorney general to intervene in the action. The attorney general shall then appear on behalf of the state and take whatever steps are necessary to protect […]
46-10-8. Judgment in action for general adjudication or to determine conflicting rights–Certified copy filed with board. The court before which any action for general adjudication or any action for the determination of conflicting rights is conducted shall file a certified copy of any final judgment in such case with the Water Management Board. Source: SDC […]
46-10-8.1. Appointment of water master to administer interim or final decree. The authority of a court to appoint a water master to administer any interim or final decree relating to water, including any interim or final decree issued under the provisions of §§46-10-1 to 46-10-8, inclusive, is hereby granted. Source: SL 1983, ch 314, §178.
