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well construction standards. The intent of the South Dakota well construction standards is as follows: (1) To protect the health of the public; (2) To provide water which is both bacteriologically safe and of reasonable quality and quantity for domestic use; (3) When water is supplied to the public, to provide water which complies with Drinking Water Standards, Chapter 74:04:05; (4) To protect the groundwater resources of the state from bacteriological and chemical contamination and from leakage between aquifers; (5) To prevent waste of groundwater; (6) To provide minimum well construction standards; and (7) To provide for a reasonable life of all wells. When conflicts develop in interpretation of the South Dakota well construction standards this section will be the basis for settlement of the conflicts.
Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; transferred from §§ 52:01:02:02 and 52:01:04:02, effective July 1, 1979; transferred from §§ 74:02:02:02 and 74:02:04:02, 12 SDR 50, effective September 29, 1985; 13 SDR 129, 13 SDR 141, effective July 1, 1987; 18 SDR 224, effective July 16, 1992.