Title 46A — WATER MANAGEMENT
28 chapters · 1,041 sections in this title.
SDCL § 46A-3D-1 Office of district--Employees
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A water development district board of directors may equip, maintain, and operate an office, within the district, as its principal place of business and establish other offices as necessary. The board of directors may appoint and fix compensation of any employees necessary to cond…
SDCL § 46A-3D-10 Acceptance of gifts, grants, and donations
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A water development district board of directors may accept gifts, grants, and donations, or other assistance, from public or private sources for the purposes of chapters 46A-3A to 46A-3E , inclusive. Source: SL 1984 (SS), ch 1 , § 42; SL 2025, ch 186 , § 48.
SDCL § 46A-3D-11 Designation of official newspaper
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A water development district board of directors shall annually designate a newspaper of general circulation within the district as the official newspaper of the district. Source: SL 1984 (SS), ch 1 , § 43; SL 2025, ch 186 , § 49.
SDCL § 46A-3D-12 Capital reserve fund authorized--Allowed expenditures
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A water development district board of directors may establish a capital reserve fund. Dollars in the fund may not revert at the end of a fiscal year. The board may expend dollars from the fund, as necessary, for the purposes of chapters 46A-3A to 46A-3E , inclusive. Source: SL 19…
SDCL § 46A-3D-13 Federal wildlife mitigation requirements
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Any land used to satisfy federal wildlife mitigation requirements for a project must be within the water development district benefiting from that project. Source: SL 1984 (SS), ch 1 , § 66; SL 2025, ch 186 , § 51. 46A-3D-14, 46A-3D-15. Repealed by SL 1996, ch 265 , §§ 16, 17 46A…
SDCL § 46A-3D-16 Repealed by SL 1987, ch 29 , § 61 46A-3D-17 46A-3D-17 , 46A-3D-18
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Repealed by SL 1996, ch 265 , §§ 18, 19
SDCL § 46A-3D-2 Group insurance for employees
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A water development district board of directors may enter into group hospital and medical insurance contracts for the protection and benefit of district employees and the immediate families of the employees. The board may pay all or part of the necessary premiums for its employee…
SDCL § 46A-3D-3 Records required of districts--Public inspection--Publication
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A water development district board of directors shall keep board meeting minutes and records and books of the operations, management, and business of the district. The minutes, records, and books must be kept at the principal place of business and be open to public inspection dur…
SDCL § 46A-3D-4 Fiscal year--Audit--Annual report retained--Auditor-general authority
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The fiscal year of the water development district coincides with the calendar year. At the conclusion of each fiscal year in which the district's revenues exceeded three hundred fifty thousand dollars, the board shall obtain an audit of the books and records, from the Department …
SDCL § 46A-3D-5 Actions by and against district
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The water development district board of directors may sue and be sued in the name of the district. Source: SL 1984 (SS), ch 1 , § 37; SL 2025, ch 186 , § 43.
SDCL § 46A-3D-6 Contracting authority
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The water development district board of directors may cooperate or contract with any person for the purposes of chapters 46A-3A to 46A-3E , inclusive. Source: SL 1984 (SS), ch 1 , § 38; SL 2025, ch 186 , § 44.
SDCL § 46A-3D-7 Insurance authorized
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A water development district board of directors may carry public liability insurance for any acts or omissions that occur in the performance of official duties by the directors or by employees. The board may carry other insurance to protect the district and its property. Source: …
SDCL § 46A-3D-8 Property acquisition and disposition
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A water development district board of directors may acquire, by purchase or lease, all real and other property, as necessary to carry out the purposes of chapters 46A-3A to 46A-3E , inclusive. The board may hold and use the property, lease the property, sell the property, or othe…
SDCL § 46A-3D-9 Eminent domain
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A water development district board of directors may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire any right, title, interest, estate, or easement necessary to carry out the purposes of chapters 46A-3A to 46A-3E , inclusive, if the district is unable to acquire it by negotiation…