{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-46-5-8","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 46-5-8","heading":"Permit not required for domestic use--Permit required for dams on streams or dry-draws--Registration of domestic wells.","body":"Any person desiring to make reasonable domestic use of water from any source may do so without obtaining a permit from the Water Management Board, except that no person may construct a dam across any dry-draw for any purpose, including domestic use, if the dam will impound more than twenty-five acre-feet of water, without first obtaining a permit from the board. Permits for dams on streams or dry-draws for domestic or other uses are subject to the doctrine of prior appropriation. Domestic users other than water distribution systems may register a domestic well with the board to document the location and output of their water supply and the quality of its water. The registration of a domestic well is not subject to the procedures for appropriation of water under chapters 46-5, 46-6, and the procedure contained in chapter 46-2A. The fee for registration is twenty-five dollars.","path":["TITLE 46. WATER RIGHTS","CHAPTER 46-5. APPROPRIATION OF WATER"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/46-5-8","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"721b96753dd11f4737967a849c16c26ba14ffce48863c0bd1febe89363fe4471","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-46-5-7","next":"us-sd/sdcl-46-5-8.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}