<html> <head> <title>Rule 74:02:01:37.01 Legal excuse for nonuse of water.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 74:02:01:37.01"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 74:02:01:37.01 Legal excuse for nonuse of water."> <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>74:02:01:37.01.&nbsp;&nbsp;Legal excuse for nonuse of water.</b> Legal excuse for nonuse of water suspends the period of nonuse specified in SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=46-5-37">46-5-37.</A> Legal excuses for nonuse of water include but are not limited to the following:</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;Unavailability of water to satisfy a permit, right, or vested right;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;Legal proceedings which prevent the use of water;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3)&nbsp;&nbsp;Water use under existing climatic conditions would result in a waste of water.</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> 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.</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=46-2-9">46-2-9</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=46-5-37">46-5-37</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=46-5-37.1">46-5-37.1.</A></font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> </div> </body> </html>