74:02:01:37.01.  Legal excuse for nonuse of water. Legal excuse for nonuse of water suspends the period of nonuse specified in SDCL 46-5-37. Legal excuses for nonuse of water include but are not limited to the following:

          (1)  Unavailability of water to satisfy a permit, right, or vested right;

          (2)  Legal proceedings which prevent the use of water;

          (3)  Water use under existing climatic conditions would result in a waste of water.

          Source: 13 SDR 49, effective October 27, 1986; 13 SDR 129, 13 SDR 141, effective July 1, 1987; 15 SDR 158, effective April 23, 1989; 24 SDR 90, effective January 4, 1998.

          General Authority: SDCL 46-2-5.

          Law Implemented: SDCL 46-2-9, 46-5-37, 46-5-37.1.