<html> <head> <title>Rule 74:02:01:03 Uses of water which require a permit.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 74:02:01:03"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 74:02:01:03 Uses of water which require a permit."> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 10 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>74:02:01:03.&nbsp;&nbsp;Uses of water which require a permit.</span></b> A water permit or right is required for all beneficial uses of water except for:</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1)&nbsp;&nbsp;Validated vested right claims;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;Water distribution systems diverting 18 gallons per minute or less;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3)&nbsp;&nbsp;Domestic uses not exceeding reasonable domestic use; and</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (4)&nbsp;&nbsp;Livestock uses within a confinement operation not exceeding reasonable domestic use or stock watering outside of a confinement operation.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A privately-owned water system supplying multiple domestic uses as defined by SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=46-1-6">46-1-6(7)</A> requires a water permit or right if the combined water usage exceeds reasonable domestic use.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A water permit is not required to construct a dam or dugout on either a dry draw as defined by SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=46-1-6">46-1-6(8)</A> or a nonnavigable watercourse if the dam or dugout stores 25 acre-feet or less of water. Diversion of water from any dam or dugout requires a water permit or right unless exempted from permitting by this section.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A water permit is required to construct a dam across a navigable watercourse for any purpose. A water permit is required to construct a dam or dugout on either a dry draw or nonnavigable watercourse if the dam or dugout stores more than 25 acre-feet of water.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Source:</span></b> SL 1975, ch 16, &#167;&nbsp;1; transferred from &#167;&nbsp;52:01:01:03, effective July 1, 1979; 9 SDR 96, effective January 30, 1983; 10 SDR 27, effective September 26, 1983; 13 SDR 49, effective October 27, 1986; 13 SDR 129, 13 SDR 141, effective July 1, 1987; 15 SDR 158, effective April 23, 1989; 17 SDR 103, effective January 22, 1991; 20 SDR 53, effective October 20, 1993; 39 SDR 37, effective September 10, 2012.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>General Authority:</span></b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=46-2-5">46-2-5.</A></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Law Implemented:</span></b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=46-1-5">46-1-5</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=46-1-6">46-1-6(3)</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=46-1-6">46-1-6(7)</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=46-1-6">46-1-6(13)</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=46-2-9">46-2-9</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=46-2-11">46-2-11</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=46-4-1">46-4-1</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=46-4-1.1">46-4-1.1</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=46-5-1">46-5-1</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=46-5-1.1">46-5-1.1</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=46-5-2">46-5-2</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=46-5-3">46-5-3</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=46-5-8">46-5-8</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=46-5-9">46-5-9</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=46-5-10">46-5-10.</A></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </div> </body> </html>