{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-34a-2-22","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 34A-2-22","heading":"Reduction of existing water quality by discharge of waste prohibited--Violation as nuisance.","body":"No person may discharge any wastes into any waters of the state which reduce the quality of such waters below the water quality level existing on March 27, 1973. A violation of this section is subject to § 34A-2-75 and may be abated as a public nuisance.\nSource: SL 1973, ch 280, § 8 (2); SDCL Supp, § 46-25-40; SL 1977, ch 190, § 636; SL 1984, ch 243, § 4; SL 1992, ch 158, § 21.","path":["TITLE 34A. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION","CHAPTER 34A-2. WATER POLLUTION CONTROL"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/34A-2-22","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"440f5848e3039430c28ae583f9c7d29f3bfd7e068a707239e154b3fef9b40f0a","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-34a-2-21","next":"us-sd/sdcl-34a-2-23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}