Title 46A — WATER MANAGEMENT
28 chapters · 1,041 sections in this title.
SDCL § 46A-3B-1 Initial board of directors--Election--Terms
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Except as otherwise provided in this section, a water development district's initial board of directors must be elected at the general election following the effective date of the district's establishment. If a general election is not scheduled to occur during the twelve month pe…
SDCL § 46A-3B-10 Director compensation and reimbursement--Board approval
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Each director of a water development district is entitled to receive compensation in an amount established by the board, plus reimbursement for expenses incurred if the director is attending meetings or performing duties directed by the board. The compensation and reimbursement p…
SDCL § 46A-3B-11 Annual meeting--Board officers elected--Treasurer appointment, bonded--Voting
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Each water development district board of directors shall hold an annual meeting in January. At the annual meeting, the directors shall elect from among themselves a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary. Each officer elected in accordance with this section shall hold office until …
SDCL § 46A-3B-12 Quorum of board of directors
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A majority of the water development district board's voting members constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. Source: SL 1984 (SS), ch 1 , § 34; SL 2025, ch 186 , § 32.
SDCL § 46A-3B-13 Repealed
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Source: SL 2008, ch 232 , § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; SL 2025, ch 186 , § 66.
SDCL § 46A-3B-2 Number of directors--Qualifications
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A water development district having a population of twenty-five thousand or fewer must have five directors. A district having a population greater than twenty-five thousand but not greater than seventy-five thousand must have seven directors. A district having a population greate…
SDCL § 46A-3B-2.1 Qualified directors to continue in office following realignment
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If a water development district has a realignment of director areas, as a result of § 46A-3B-2 , any director serving at the time of the realignment may continue to serve until the expiration of the director's term, provided the director remains a resident of the district. Source…
SDCL § 46A-3B-3 Adjusting number of directors--Redistricting--Temporary appointed directors
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As soon as possible following each decennial census of population and housing, or any adjustment to a water development district boundary, the Board of Water and Natural Resources shall ascertain whether the number of board members must be adjusted, adjust the same, and redistric…
SDCL § 46A-3B-4 Nomination of director candidates
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A director candidate may be nominated by a petition signed by at least twenty-five registered voters residing in the director area to be represented by the candidate. Nominating petitions must be made available at the water development district office, the secretary of state's of…
SDCL § 46A-3B-5 Certification of nominating petitions--Ballots--Primary election--Certification of single nominee--Initial election
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If three or more nominating petitions are filed for the position of director, the secretary of state must certify the nomination of candidates to the respective county auditors and the water development district office. The district office shall furnish nonpolitical sample and of…
SDCL § 46A-3B-6 Run-off elections for initial directors
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Within thirty days after a general or special election for the initial directors of a water development district, the Board of Water and Natural Resources shall hold a run - off election for each director area in which no candidate received a majority of the votes cast. The run -…
SDCL § 46A-3B-7 Notices of elections
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A water development district, or the Board of Water and Natural Resources in the case of an initial election, shall publish a notice setting forth vacancies that will occur upon the completion of board member terms. The notice must: (1) Be published once per week for two consecut…
SDCL § 46A-3B-8 Certification of election
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The respective county auditors shall transmit the results of the election for water development district directors to the secretary of state. If only one nominating petition for a water development district director office has been filed, the secretary of state shall issue a cert…
SDCL § 46A-3B-9 Commencement of directors' terms--Vacancies--Director filling unexpired term
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Each director shall take office on January first of the year following the election, or not later than sixty days after a special election. An office becomes vacant: (1) Upon the occurrence of any event listed in § 3-4-1 ; or (2) Upon the expiration of a term of office, if no qua…