Section 41-12-207 – Construction and Use of Dams; Claims for Storage or Diversion; Appropriations.
41-12-207. Construction and use of dams; claims for storage or diversion; appropriations. (a) Either state shall have the right, by compliance with the laws of the other state, to file applications for and receive permits to construct or participate in the construction and use of any dam, storage reservoir, or diversion works in such state […]
Section 41-12-208 – Water for Stock Water Use in South Dakota.
41-12-208. Water for stock water use in South Dakota. In case any reservoir is constructed in Wyoming to be used principally for irrigation of lands in South Dakota, sufficient water not to exceed ten (10) cubic feet per second shall be released at all times for stock water use.
Section 41-12-209 – Size of Reservoirs.
41-12-209. Size of reservoirs. No reservoir hereafter built solely to utilize the water allocated to Wyoming shall have a capacity in excess of one thousand (1,000) acre-feet.
Section 41-12-210 – Duration of Compact.
41-12-210. Duration of compact. The provisions of this compact shall remain in full force and effect until amended by action of the legislature of the states and consented to and approved by the congress of the United States in the same manner as this compact is required to be ratified to become effective.
Section 41-12-211 – Termination of Compact.
41-12-211. Termination of compact. This compact may be terminated at any time by unanimous consent of the states, and upon such termination, all rights then established hereunder or recognized hereby shall continue to be recognized as valid by the states notwithstanding the termination of the other provisions of the compact.
Section 41-12-212 – Rights of Action Preserved.
41-12-212. Rights of action preserved. Nothing in this compact shall be construed to limit or prevent either state from instituting or maintaining any action or proceeding, legal or equitable, in any federal court or the United States supreme court for the protection of any right under this compact or the enforcement of any of its […]
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 41-12-204 – Water Gauging Stations.
41-12-204. Water gauging stations. Each state shall itself or in conjunction with other responsible agencies cause to be established, maintained, and operated such suitable water gauging stations as it finds necessary to administer this compact.
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 41-12-201 – 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 […]