<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 46-5-36 - Abandonment of use of water appurtenant to land--Public water subject to general appropriation. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2066787Normal { 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.s2066787SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066787CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2066787Normal-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.s2066787DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066787000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066787SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066787SCL-000002 { 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="s2066787Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=46-5-36"><span class="s2066787SENU">46-5-36</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2066787SENU">. </span><span class="s2066787CL">Abandonment of use of water appurtenant to land--Public water subject to general appropriation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2066787Normal-000000"><span class="s2066787DefaultParagraphFont">If the owner of the land to which water has become appurtenant abandons the use of such water upon such land, such water shall become public water, subject to general appropriation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2066787Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2066787000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2066787Normal"><span class="s2066787SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2066787SCL-000002"> SDC 1939, § 61.0141; SL 1955, ch 430, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, § 61.0128.</span></p></div></body></html>