South Dakota Administrative Code

Rule 74:02:04:51 Requirements for length and diameter of screens. 74:02:04:51. Requirements for length and diameter of screens. The length and diameter of screens or perforated casings shall be sufficient to permit the passage of the water permit or right capacity, with a water v…

Rule 74:02:04:52 Requirements for centralizers. 74:02:04:52. Requirements for centralizers. Casing centralizers, designed to create minimum obstruction in the annulus, are required at sufficient intervals to center the casing in the drill hole when casing will be grouted. One cen…

Rule 74:02:04:52.01 Requirements for packers. 74:02:04:52.01. Requirements for packers. Packers must be of a material that will not deteriorate or impart taste, odors, toxic substances, or bacterial contamination to the water in the well. Source: 18 SDR 224, effective July 16, 19…

Rule 74:02:04:53 Cement grout requirements. 74:02:04:53. Cement grout requirements. Water used in making cement grout must be clean and may not contain oil or other organic material. The cement grouting of the well casing must be completed in one continuous operation. Bentonite m…

Rule 74:02:04:53.01 Bentonite grout requirements. 74:02:04:53.01. Bentonite grout requirements. Bentonite material manufactured for use as a drilling fluid does not meet the requirements for bentonite grout. For approval by the chief engineer, bentonite grout must contain a minim…

Rule 74:02:04:54 Repealed. 74:02:04:54. Cement grout additives.Repealed. Source: 12 SDR 50, effective September 29, 1985; 13 SDR 129, 13 SDR 141, effective July 1, 1987; repealed, 18 SDR 224, effective July 16, 1992.

Rule 74:02:04:55 Minimum grout volumes. 74:02:04:55. Minimum grout volumes. The minimum volumes of grout necessary for grouting various casing and drill hole sizes are found in the Halliburton Cementing Tables. Voids or cavities require additional grout. Source: 12 SDR 50, effect…

Rule 74:02:04:56 Repealed. 74:02:04:56. Bentonite slurry additive.Repealed. Source: 12 SDR 50, effective September 29, 1985; 13 SDR 129, 13 SDR 141, effective July 1, 1987; repealed, 18 SDR 224, effective July 16, 1992.

Rule 74:02:04:57 Minimum hole size for grouting. 74:02:04:57. Minimum hole size for grouting. When grouting is required, the drill hole size must be large enough to allow the casing with centralizers to be pressure grouted from the top of the producing formation up to the bottom …

Rule 74:02:04:58 Requirements for development of wells. 74:02:04:58. Requirements for development of wells. Wells shall be thoroughly developed by surging, jetting, or any other method which will remove drilling mud or any other aquifer material which will pass through the screen…

Rule 74:02:04:58.01 Disinfection requirements. 74:02:04:58.01. Disinfection requirements. Any water supply well constructed, rehabilitated, or rebuilt shall be disinfected with chlorine in a manner outlined in the "Recommended Procedure for Chlorine Disinfection of Water Wells." …

Rule 74:02:04:59 Wells in road ditches to be protected. 74:02:04:59. Wells in road ditches to be protected. Observation wells located in road ditches shall be protected by installing a minimum of two steel posts around the well. Source: 12 SDR 50, effective September 29, 1985; 13…

Rule 74:02:04:60 Requirements for pump installations. 74:02:04:60. Requirements for pump installations. Requirements for installation of pumps are as follows: (1) The specific capacity of a well shall be determined by the well driller; (2) The depth of the pump setting shall be d…

Rule 74:02:04:61 Requirements for well and pump capacities. 74:02:04:61. Requirements for well and pump capacities. Domestic use wells shall be sized and the pump capacity or flow limited to the amount of water needed. The pump capacity of a well for which a water permit is requi…

Rule 74:02:04:62 Backflow prevention required for large capacity wells. 74:02:04:62. Backflow prevention required for large capacity wells. All large capacity pumped wells shall be provided with check valves or other approved backflow preventer devices to protect the well from ba…

Rule 74:02:04:63 Water analysis required. 74:02:04:63. Water analysis required. Following completion of any public water supply well or any well for domestic use, a water quality sample shall be collected and submitted to the department of health laboratory or another laboratory …

Rule 74:02:04:64 Chief engineer to furnish forms for required records. 74:02:04:64. Chief engineer to furnish forms for required records. Records required by §§ 74:02:04:65, 74:02:04:66, and 74:02:04:71 shall be made on forms furnished by the chief engineer. Source: SL 1975, ch 1…

Rule 74:02:04:65 Well drillers to prepare and file well construction records. 74:02:04:65. Well drillers to prepare and file well construction records. A record of water well construction shall be furnished by the driller to the chief engineer and to the well owner. State agencie…

Rule 74:02:04:66 Well drillers to prepare and file well rehabilitation record. 74:02:04:66. Well drillers to prepare and file well rehabilitation record. A record of water well rehabilitation shall be furnished by the driller to the chief engineer and to the well owner. The recor…

Rule 74:02:04:67 Requirements for plugging wells or test holes completed into confined aquifers or encountering more than one aquifer. 74:02:04:67. Requirements for plugging wells or test holes completed into confined aquifers or encountering more than one aquifer. All abandoned …

Rule 74:02:04:68 Repealed. 74:02:04:68. Requirements for plugging nonflowing artesian wells or test holes.Repealed. Source: 12 SDR 50, effective September 29, 1985; 13 SDR 129, 13 SDR 141, effective July 1, 1987; repealed, 18 SDR 224, effective July 16, 1992.

Rule 74:02:04:69 Requirements for plugging wells or test holes completed into unconfined aquifers with only one aquifer encountered. 74:02:04:69. Requirements for plugging wells or test holes completed into unconfined aquifers with only one aquifer encountered. Wells completed in…

Rule 74:02:04:70 Requirements for plugging other test holes. 74:02:04:70. Requirements for plugging other test holes. Test holes that encounter no water or only low-permeability formations such as clays, shales, and till must be backfilled to restore natural conditions as nearly …

Rule 74:02:04:70.01 Requirements for temporary abandonment of wells. 74:02:04:70.01. Requirements for temporary abandonment of wells. If verification can be provided that a well was constructed in accordance with this chapter, a well removed from service and not permanently aband…

Rule 74:02:04:71 Well driller to prepare and file well and test hole plugging records. 74:02:04:71. Well driller to prepare and file well and test hole plugging records. The record of water well and test hole plugging shall be furnished by the driller to the chief engineer and to…

Rule 74:02:04:72 Pressure regulator valve required on flowing wells. 74:02:04:72. Pressure regulator valve required on flowing wells. If the surface pressure, also known as artesian pressure, of any flowing well exceeds 60 psi, the well driller shall install a pressure regulator …

Rule 74:02:04:73 Well driller's responsibilities. 74:02:04:73. Well driller's responsibilities. The well driller is responsible for the following: (1) Certifying on the well driller's record that the well as constructed is an adequate well according to subdivision 74:02:04:20(6) …

Rule 74:02:04:74 Well owner's responsibilities. 74:02:04:74. Well owner's responsibilities. The owner or equitable property holder is responsible for the well from the time the licensed well driller successfully completes the well in compliance with this chapter. The owner or equ…

Rule 74:02:04:75 Variance. 74:02:04:75. Variance. A well driller may request a variance from requirements of this chapter from the chief engineer. The chief engineer may grant a variance for a request that is reasonable in the chief engineer's judgment. The variance may be author…

Rule 74:02:04:76 Flowing well construction. 74:02:04:76. Flowing well construction. Any well that flows or may flow shall be constructed to allow the completed well to be completely shut off or the flow reduced to no more than 5 gallons per minute to prevent freezing when not in …

Rule 74:02:05:01 Definitions. 74:02:05:01. Definitions. Terms defined by SDCL 46-1-6 and §§ 74:02:01:01 and 74:02:04:20 have the same meaning when used in this chapter. In addition, terms used in this chapter mean: (1) "Water shortage," the lessened water supply conditions existi…

Rule 74:02:05:02 Constraints on locations of large-capacity wells. 74:02:05:02. Constraints on locations of large-capacity wells. The spacing of large-capacity wells, within or without a special groundwater control area, shall be controlled to assure domestic use and other prior …

Rule 74:02:05:03 Constraints on withdrawals of water from large-capacity wells. 74:02:05:03. Constraints on withdrawals of water from large-capacity wells. When regulating withdrawals of water from large-capacity wells, the board may require reasonable efforts to maintain suffici…

Rule 74:02:05:04 Establishment of special groundwater control areas authorized -- Criteria. 74:02:05:04. Establishment of special groundwater control areas authorized -- Criteria. Where water withdrawals from an aquifer or portions of an aquifer are approaching the limit of avera…

Rule 74:02:05:05 Procedure for establishing special groundwater control areas -- Notice -- Hearings. 74:02:05:05. Procedure for establishing special groundwater control areas -- Notice -- Hearings. A special groundwater control area shall be designated initially by the board in t…

Rule 74:02:05:06 Restrictions on water withdrawals by large-capacity wells in special groundwater control areas. 74:02:05:06. Restrictions on water withdrawals by large-capacity wells in special groundwater control areas. Upon establishment of a special ground water control area,…

Rule 74:02:05:07 Observation well measurements to be used to determine the need for regulation. 74:02:05:07. Observation well measurements to be used to determine the need for regulation. When regulating water withdrawals by large-capacity wells and in determining the availabilit…

Rule 74:02:05:08 Additional constraints to be applied during times of water shortages. 74:02:05:08. Additional constraints to be applied during times of water shortages. When and where water shortages exist, as determined by the board upon analysis of observation well measurement…

Rule 74:02:05:09 Repealed. 74:02:05:09. Issuance of notice declaring existence of water shortages -- Service.Repealed. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; transferred from § 52:01:05:09, effective July 1, 1979; repealed, 10 SDR 27, effective September 26, 1983.

Rule 74:02:05:10 Repealed. 74:02:05:10. Service of orders concerning regulatory action.Repealed. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; transferred from § 52:01:05:10, effective July 1, 1979; repealed, 10 SDR 27, effective September 26, 1983.

Rule 74:02:08:01 Definitions. 74:02:08:01. Definitions. Terms defined by SDCL 46-1 to 46-7, inclusive, have the same meaning when used in this chapter. In addition, terms used in this chapter mean: (1) "Area capacity curves," graphic curves which show the relationship between res…

Rule 74:02:08:02 Scope. 74:02:08:02. Scope. This chapter applies to all new dams and all existing Category 1 dams and Category 2 dams. Category 2 dams constructed before October 27, 1986, that have highways across the crest or that have highways, railroads, or bridges below the d…

Rule 74:02:08:03 Intent. 74:02:08:03. Intent. The intent of this chapter is to provide minimum standards for design, construction, alteration, maintenance, and repair of dams and to prevent loss of life. These standards are not intended to apply to ordinary maintenance and repair…

Rule 74:02:08:04 Actions required to be performed by engineers. 74:02:08:04. Actions required to be performed by engineers. The following shall be completed by engineers: (1) Prepare plans and specifications for the construction of new dams or alteration of existing dams; (2) Ins…

Rule 74:02:08:05 Classification of dams -- Hazard potential. 74:02:08:05. Classification of dams -- Hazard potential. The classification of dams based on potential hazards is as follows: CATEGORY LOSS OF LIFE POTENTIAL ECONOMIC LOSS POTENTIAL 3 None expected Minimal (undeveloped …

Rule 74:02:08:05.01 Preliminary risk assessment. 74:02:08:05.01. Preliminary risk assessment. The chief engineer may request a preliminary risk assessment. The preliminary risk assessment shall consist of an on-site inspection of the downstream area with a description of any stru…

Rule 74:02:08:06 Classification of dams -- Size. 74:02:08:06. Classification of dams -- Size. The classification of dams by size is as follows: The size classification is determined by either the maximum storage capacity or the height, whichever gives the larger size category. SI…

Rule 74:02:08:07 Minimum spillway design flood requirements -- Exception. 74:02:08:07. Minimum spillway design flood requirements -- Exception. The hydraulic capacity of a dam must, by category and size, be such that the following minimum spillway design floods can be passed thro…

Rule 74:02:08:07.01 Category 3 spillway design flood exception. 74:02:08:07.01. Category 3 spillway design flood exception. For small size category 3 dams with an emergency spillway, the minimum spillway design flood is a 25-year frequency if the product of the intermediate stora…

Rule 74:02:08:07.02 Category 2 spillway design flood exemption. 74:02:08:07.02. Category 2 spillway design flood exemption. Unless the reservoir of a category 2 dam serves as the sole water supply source for a water distribution system, the spillway design flood for a new or rebu…