<html> <head> <title>Rule 74:02:05:08 Additional constraints to be applied during times of water shortages.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 74:02:05:08"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 74:02:05:08 Additional constraints to be applied during times of water shortages."> <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>74:02:05:08.&nbsp;&nbsp;Additional constraints to be applied during times of water shortages.</b> When and where water shortages exist, as determined by the board upon analysis of observation well measurements and other data revealing abnormally low annual or seasonal aquifer water supply conditions, the following additional constraints on water withdrawals by large-capacity wells shall be applied:</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; (1)&nbsp;&nbsp;Withdrawals of water by large-capacity wells may be reduced based upon priority among all such wells located in the water shortage area of an aquifer to the extent necessary to assure domestic use water supplies in adequate wells;</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; (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;When operation of large-capacity wells contributes directly to impairment of the water supply for adequate domestic use wells, the degree of reduction of withdrawal of water from such wells shall be greater than for other large-capacity wells.</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> SL 1975, ch 16, §&nbsp;1; transferred from §&nbsp;52:01:05:08, effective July 1, 1979; 9 SDR 68, effective December 7, 1982; 10 SDR 27, effective September 26, 1983; 13 SDR 129, 13 SDR 141, effective July 1, 1987.</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=46-1-2">46-1-2</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=46-6-6.1">46-6-6.1.</A></font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> </div> </body> </html>