{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-46-5-37","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 46-5-37","heading":"Failure to use beneficially appropriated water--Forfeiture for nonuse--Reversion to public.","body":"If any person entitled to the use of appropriated water fails to use beneficially any part of the water for the purpose for which it was appropriated, for a period of three years, the unused water shall revert to the public and shall be regarded as unappropriated public water.","path":["TITLE 46. WATER RIGHTS","CHAPTER 46-5. APPROPRIATION OF WATER"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/46-5-37","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"3eab026ef1fb014f6023fac4ed77e6b7b9bfdbe39871b1b48b4aa7229b488074","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-46-5-36","next":"us-sd/sdcl-46-5-37.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}