Section 41-12-205 – Allocation of Waters.
41-12-205. Allocation of waters. (a) Wyoming and South Dakota agree that the unappropriated waters of the Belle Fourche River as of the date of this compact shall be allocated to each state as follows: Ninety percent (90%) to South Dakota Ten percent (10%) to Wyoming; provided, that allocations to Wyoming shall be exclusive of the […]
Section 41-12-206 – Acquisition of Property in Another State.
41-12-206. Acquisition of property in another state. Any person, entity, or state shall have the right to acquire necessary property rights in another state by purchase or through the exercise of the power of eminent domain for the construction, operation and maintenance of storage reservoirs and of appurtenant works, canals, and conduits required for the […]
Section 41-12-201 – Purpose.
41-12-201. Purpose. (a) The major purposes of this compact are to provide for the most efficient use of the waters of the Belle Fourche River basin hereinafter referred to as the basin for multiple purposes; to provide for an equitable division of such waters; to remove all causes, present and future, which might lead to […]
Section 41-12-202 – Definitions.
41-12-202. Definitions. (a) As used in this compact: (i) The term “Belle Fourche River” shall mean and include the Belle Fourche River and all its tributaries originating in Wyoming; (ii) The term “basin” shall mean that area in South Dakota and Wyoming which is naturally drained by the Belle Fourche River, and all its tributaries; […]
Section 41-12-203 – Administration.
41-12-203. Administration. (a) It shall be the duty of the two (2) states to administer this compact through the official in each state who is now or may hereafter be charged with the duty of administering the public water supplies, and to collect and correlate through such officials the data necessary for the proper administration […]