46-6-18. Plugging abandoned or forfeited well by owner--"Owner" defined.
Any abandoned or forfeited well shall be plugged by its owner so that no leaking of its waters occurs underground or over the surface. The owner of property on which an abandoned or forfeited well is located is deemed to be the owner of the well.
Source: SL 1955, ch 431, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §61.0412; SL 1983, ch 314, §107.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 06 - Groundwater And Wells
Section 46-6-1 - Vested rights defined.
Section 46-6-3 - Appropriation of groundwater authorized.
Section 46-6-6 - Collection, preservation, and publication of data on underground water.
Section 46-6-6.1 - Rules and regulations governing large capacity wells--Criteria and contents.
Section 46-6-9 - Well driller license--Fee--Issuance.
Section 46-6-9.1 - Well driller or well pump installer license--Revocation.
Section 46-6-9.3 - Well pump installer license--Fee--Issuance.
Section 46-6-9.4 - Certain persons exempt from well pump installer license requirements.
Section 46-6-11 - Records of well construction required.
Section 46-6-12 - Inspection of wells by chief engineer or state geologist.
Section 46-6-13 - Measurement of flow and pressure of wells by chief engineer.
Section 46-6-14 - Waste of water from large capacity well prohibited.
Section 46-6-16 - Uncontrolled artesian well from oil and gas exploration--Notice to chief engineer.
Section 46-6-18 - Plugging abandoned or forfeited well by owner--"Owner" defined.
Section 46-6-20 - Rules and regulations of board relating to wells.
Section 46-6-21 - Control of large capacity well required.
Section 46-6-24 - Liability for damages to domestic and municipal wells.
Section 46-6-25 - Domestic and municipal well protection--Enforceability--Fees and costs.
Section 46-6-27 - Plugging, sealing, or capping abandoned wells required--Rules.
Section 46-6-28 - Geological survey to plug unused wells.
Section 46-6-29 - Plugging or controlling large capacity well by chief engineer--Costs.
Section 46-6-31 - Plugging or controlling well by chief engineer--Bidding provisions.