{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-46a-10a-78","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 46A-10A-78","heading":"Maintenance and improvement of existing drains, watercourses, and levees.","body":"Powers conferred by this chapter and chapter 46A-11 for establishing and constructing drains include maintaining, relocating, extending, deepening, widening, and regulating of existing drains and drains hereafter constructed; straightening, cleaning out, deepening, and otherwise regulating channels of creeks and streams; and constructing, maintaining, remodeling, and repairing levees, dikes, and barriers for the purpose of drainage.\nSource: SL 1985, ch 362, § 79.","path":["TITLE 46A. WATER MANAGEMENT","CHAPTER 46A-10A. COUNTY DRAINAGE"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/46A-10A-78","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"902417d2ce18a6346ac429c2be14109c284cdf10f07eafcaa3badce8093e7e73","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-46a-10a-77","next":"us-sd/sdcl-46a-10a-79"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}