<html> <head> <title>Rule 74:02:01:20.01 Chief engineer's investigation of vested right claims.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 74:02:01:20.01"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 74:02:01:20.01 Chief engineer's investigation of vested right claims."> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Office HTML Filter 2.0"> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <style> <!-- --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>74:02:01:20.01.&nbsp;&nbsp;Chief engineer's investigation of vested right claims.</b> The chief engineer may investigate the uses claimed in the vested right application to determine from existing records, affidavits, and other available data the existence, scope, continuity of use, and date of construction of the water use system. The chief engineer may present the results of an investigation to the board at the time of the hearing on the application.</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 9 SDR 96, effective January 30, 1983; 13 SDR 49, effective October 27, 1986; 13 SDR 129, 13 SDR 141, effective July 1, 1987; 20 SDR 53, effective October 20, 1993.</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=46-2-5">46-2-5.</A></font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=46-1-9">46-1-9</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=46-1-10">46-1-10</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=46-2-17">46-2-17</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=46-5-49">46-5-49</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=46-6-1">46-6-1</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=46-6-2">46-6-2.</A></font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> </div> </body> </html>