9-12-17. Power to adopt ordinances to protect groundwater--Scope and purpose--Agreements to implement and enforce wellhead protection program.
A municipality may adopt ordinances for the purpose of protecting public groundwater supplies from pollution. The ordinances shall be consistent with the wellhead protection program guidelines developed by the department pursuant to §34A-3A-17, and may include ordinances to establish wellhead protection areas; to zone for the purpose of protecting such areas from pollution; to monitor and regulate activities and sources of potential or actual pollution within the areas; and to provide for the containment and cleanup of pollution or other remedial action within the areas. A municipality may enter into agreements with the state and with other political subdivisions to implement and enforce a wellhead protection program.
Source: SL 1989, ch 306, §43.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 9 - Municipal Government
Chapter 12 - General Powers Of Municipalities
Section 9-12-1 - General corporate powers--Municipal property.
Section 9-12-2 - Fiscal powers of municipalities.
Section 9-12-3 - Expenses of officers and employees in attending meetings.
Section 9-12-3.1 - Compensation of board and commission members not already compensated.
Section 9-12-4 - Agreements with state and United States to carry out municipal functions.
Section 9-12-5 - Lease or transfer of municipal property to state agency for public purposes.
Section 9-12-5.1 - Lease of municipally-owned property--Term and conditions.
Section 9-12-5.2 - Lease to private person--Resolution of intent--Notice and hearing--Authorization.
Section 9-12-6 - Designation of official newspapers.
Section 9-12-9 - Municipal appropriations for observance of holidays.
Section 9-12-10 - City census.
Section 9-12-11 - Promotion of municipality--Appropriation and expenditure of funds--Records.
Section 9-12-12 - Employment of welfare workers.
Section 9-12-13 - Power to adopt zoning ordinance.
Section 9-12-14 - Power to support airports and landing fields.
Section 9-12-14.1 - Municipality authorized to provide funds for air carrier air service.
Section 9-12-15 - Power to maintain library.
Section 9-12-16 - Option to adopt campaign finance law.
Section 9-12-18 - Power to maintain abandoned cemetery--Cemetery board--Funds.
Section 9-12-19 - Inspection fee for government-owned property.
Section 9-12-21 - Rebate of municipal property taxes to further industry development goals.