<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 46-10A-13 - Petition as in § 46-10A-12 by water rights holders. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2066923Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2066923SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066923CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2066923Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2066923DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066923DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066923000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066923SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066923SCL-000003 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2066923Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=46-10A-13"><span class="s2066923SENU">46-10A-13</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2066923SENU">. </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2066923CL">Petition as in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=46-10A-12"><span class="s2066923CL">46-10A-12</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2066923CL"> by water rights holders.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2066923Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2066923DefaultParagraphFont">Any petition which may be brought by the chief engineer pursuant to the provisions of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=46-10A-12"><span class="s2066923DefaultParagraphFont">46-10A-12</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2066923DefaultParagraphFont"> may also be brought before the Water Management Board if the petition is signed by water rights holders representing not less than twenty</span><span class="s2066923DefaultParagraphFont-000001">-</span><span class="s2066923DefaultParagraphFont">five percent of the total rate of diversion under permit, filed vested rights or adjudicated rights in the geographical area of the water use control area.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2066923Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2066923000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2066923Normal"><span class="s2066923SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2066923SCL-000003"> SL 1983, ch 314, § 191.</span></p></div></body></html>