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§ 34A-2-22 — Reduction of existing water quality by discharge of waste prohibited--Violation as nuisance.

South Dakota § 34A-2-22
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 34AENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Ch. 34A-1WATER POLLUTION CONTROL

This text of South Dakota § 34A-2-22 (Reduction of existing water quality by discharge of waste prohibited--Violation as nuisance.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering South Dakota primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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S.D. Codified Laws § 34A-2-22 (2026).

Text

No person may discharge any wastes into any waters of the state which reduce the quality of such waters below the water quality level existing on March 27, 1973. A violation of this section is subject to § 34A-2-75 and may be abated as a public nuisance.

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Legislative History

SL 1973, ch 280, § 8 (2); SDCL Supp, § 46-25-40; SL 1977, ch 190, § 636; SL 1984, ch 243, § 4; SL 1992, ch 158, § 21.

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Policy of state--Purpose of chapter.
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Cooperation by department with other agencies, persons, and groups.
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Classification of air contaminant sources--Reporting requirements.
§ 34A-1-12
Records and reports required on air contaminant sources--Monitoring and sampling methods--Other information--Violation.
§ 34A-1-13
Access to records relating to air pollution emissions.
§ 34A-1-14
Records and information available to public--Exception to protect trade secrets--Authorized use--Violation as misdemeanor.
§ 34A-1-15
Establishment of ambient air quality standards--Violation.
§ 34A-1-16
Specification of fuels permitted in state--Violation.
§ 34A-1-17
Contamination within plant excluded from jurisdiction.
§ 34A-1-18
Emission control and open burning requirements--Local control--Nonconformance as violation.
§ 34A-1-19
Emission control methods and devices required--Permission to use alternative methods--Violation.
§ 34A-1-2
Definition of terms.
§ 34A-1-20
Maintenance of motor vehicle emission control devices--Violation.
§ 34A-1-21
Permits required for air pollutant equipment and control devices--Applications--Rules--Recommendations by secretary--Hearings--Violation--Actions taken without a permit or in violation of permit conditions as misdemeanors.
§ 34A-1-22
Prevention of stationary pollution sources not in compliance.
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