Any construction necessary to put the water to beneficial use shall be completed within five years of approval of the permit and the water shall be put to beneficial use within an additional four years. The Water Management Board may, in its discretion, approve any application for a lesser amount of water or may vary the periods of annual use and the permit to appropriate water shall be regarded as limited accordingly.
S.D. Codified Laws § 46-2A-8
Time for completion of construction and use of water--Application for lesser amount of water or variance in periods of use
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case In Re Application No. 5189-3 to Extend Time (1991)
Most recently applied in In Re Application No. 5189-3 to Extend Time (March 1991)
Source: SL 1983, ch 316, § 16.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.