{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-46-5-38","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 46-5-38","heading":"Future use of water--Entities entitled to reservation.","body":"The following entities may reserve water for contemplated future needs upon a showing of availability of unappropriated water and future need pursuant to procedures set forth in chapter 46-2A:\n(1) A state institution, facility, or agency;\n(2) A municipality as defined in § 9-1-1;\n(3) The South Dakota Conservancy District or a water development district as defined in § 46A-2-4;\n(4) A water user district as defined in § 46A-9-2;\n(5) A nonprofit rural water supply company as defined in § 10-36A-1 engaged in the treatment, distribution, and sale of water primarily for domestic purposes to a rural area. The term \"rural area\" may include a municipality;\n(6) A sanitary district as defined in chapter 34A-5;\n(7) An irrigation district as defined in chapter 46A-4; and\n(8) A water project district as defined in chapter 46A-18.","path":["TITLE 46. WATER RIGHTS","CHAPTER 46-5. APPROPRIATION OF WATER"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/46-5-38","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"496c139f3ea8f095e100cdde63563d170ab0b31acbf2cdc8401798469ad6139f","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-46-5-37.2","next":"us-sd/sdcl-46-5-38.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}