The Water Management Board shall regulate and control the development, conservation, and allocation of the right to use the waters of the state according to the principles of beneficial use and priority of appropriation established by this title. The board may require reports and other information as it may deem advisable from all claimants or holders of any water permits or right.
S.D. Codified Laws § 46-2-11
Regulatory authority of board
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Parks v. Cooper (2004)
Most recently applied in Parks v. Cooper (February 2004)
Source: SL 1955, ch 430, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, § 61.0104; SL 1965, ch 299; SL 1983, ch 314, § 26.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.