{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-46-5-1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 46-5-1","heading":"Natural flow of stream or spring--Restrictions on riparian use.","body":"No landowner may prevent the natural flow of a stream, or of a natural spring from where it starts its definite course, or of a natural spring arising on his or her land which flows into and constitutes a part of the water supply of a natural stream, nor pursue nor pollute any of these, except as provided by § 46-5-2.","path":["TITLE 46. WATER RIGHTS","CHAPTER 46-5. APPROPRIATION OF WATER"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/46-5-1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"5411098dac4595ab44f7445499fbbeb79b457083f00ad291ed6106cdd01f3c70","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-46-4-7","next":"us-sd/sdcl-46-5-1.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}