{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-46-2a-7.6","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 46-2A-7.6","heading":"Unappropriated water to be available to held applications based on priority.","body":"If the board determines that unappropriated water has become available from a fully appropriated groundwater source during the five-year review under § 46-2A-7.5, the board shall make the unappropriated water available to the applications being held by the chief engineer based on the priority established in §§ 46-2A-7.2 and 46-2A-7.4. The chief engineer shall process held applications in accordance with the notice provisions pursuant to chapter 46-2A until such time the board determines the groundwater source to again be fully appropriated in accordance with § 46-6-3.1. Any remaining applications shall continue to be held by the chief engineer for future five-year reviews by the board. If there is remaining unappropriated water available after processing all held applications, the remaining unappropriated water is subject to general appropriation as provided by law.","path":["TITLE 46. WATER RIGHTS","CHAPTER 46-2A. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE FOR APPROPRIATION OF WATER"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/46-2A-7.6","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"c73c64a5f32a2227e2b9ac4989747cbd6ea69f466bb7403f7989a33f84f8b87e","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-46-2a-7.5","next":"us-sd/sdcl-46-2a-7.7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}