Section 46-6-12 – Inspection of wells by chief engineer or state geologist.
46-6-12. Inspection of wells by chief engineer or state geologist. The chief engineer or the state geologist may inspect wells for the purpose of making electric or radioactivity logs, caliper, leakage, and other surveys that pertain to the condition of the wells. Source: SL 1955, ch 431, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §61.0406; SL 1983, ch […]
Section 46-6-3 – Appropriation of groundwater authorized.
46-6-3. Appropriation of groundwater authorized. Subject to vested rights and prior appropriations, groundwaters of the state may be appropriated pursuant to the procedures contained in chapter 46-2A. Source: SL 1955, ch 431, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §61.0404; SL 1971, ch 252, §1; SL 1972, ch 237, §5; SL 1973, ch 279, §2; SL 1977, ch […]
Section 46-6-3.1 – Annual withdrawal of groundwater not to exceed recharge–Exception for water distribution systems.
46-6-3.1. Annual withdrawal of groundwater not to exceed recharge–Exception for water distribution systems. No application to appropriate groundwater may be approved if, according to the best information reasonably available, it is probable that the quantity of water withdrawn annually from a groundwater source will exceed the quantity of the average estimated annual recharge of water […]
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.