SDCL § 46-2A-2: Recommendation of chief engineer on application--Schedule of hearing.

Within sixty days of receipt of a completed application, the chief engineer shall recommend in writing approval, disapproval or deferral until further notice and shall schedule the application for hearing by the Water Management Board. The recommendation shall include any terms, conditions, restrictions, qualifications, quantifications, or limitations on perpetuity which are consistent with this chapter, necessary to protect the public interest and related to matters within the jurisdiction of the chief engineer or the board.