South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 48 - Sewer Systems
Section 9-48-53 - Connection of plumbing fixtures to public water sewer system--Purchase or lease of preexisting private sewers--Exemption of first class municipalities.

9-48-53. Connection of plumbing fixtures to public water sewer system--Purchase or lease of preexisting private sewers--Exemption of first class municipalities.
Each building in which plumbing fixtures are installed shall connect to a public water sewer system if available. A public sewer system is available to a premise used for human occupancy if the property line of the premise is within two hundred feet of the system. A municipality may purchase, lease with purchase option, lease, or otherwise acquire from the owners, or condemn pursuant to subdivision 9-12-1(2), any preexisting private sewers located within the municipality. The provisions of this section do not apply to municipalities of the first class. Nothing in this section requires any municipality to provide any municipal service outside of its municipal boundaries.

Source: SL 1989, ch 80, §2; SL 2000, ch 39, §2.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 9 - Municipal Government

Chapter 48 - Sewer Systems

Section 9-48-1 - Classification of sewers.

Section 9-48-2 - Authority to establish, construct, and maintain sewer systems--Separate fund.

Section 9-48-3 - Real property in adjoining state.

Section 9-48-4 - Sewer pipes on private property--Discharge of sewage into stream.

Section 9-48-5 - Acquisition of sewer mains in newly annexed area.

Section 9-48-6 - General obligation bonds for financing of sewers.

Section 9-48-7 - Connections from sewers to lot line.

Section 9-48-15 - Assessment of property for proportionate share of sewer previously constructed--Apportionment among persons paying cost.

Section 9-48-16 - Municipal purchase of private sewers.

Section 9-48-17 - Plans, specifications and cost estimate filed before purchase of sewer--Resolution.

Section 9-48-18 - Property owners' protest against purchase of private sewer.

Section 9-48-20 - Minimum distance between sewer connections.

Section 9-48-26 - Sewer utility charges established by ordinance, resolution, or with voters' approval.

Section 9-48-27 - Factors considered in establishing sewer charges--Collection with water rentals.

Section 9-48-28 - Metering of water supply to determine sewer charges--Consideration of water consumed without return to sewer system.

Section 9-48-29 - Sewer charges and rentals kept in separate fund--Limit on accumulation--Use of fund.

Section 9-48-30 - Special contract powers unimpaired.

Section 9-48-31 - Revenue bond authority unimpaired by provisions as to sewer charges and rentals.

Section 9-48-32 - Special contract for disposing of private sewage or industrial waste through municipal sewage treatment plant.

Section 9-48-32.1 - Sewer utility rates and charges for recovery of capital costs--Intergovernmental cooperation.

Section 9-48-53 - Connection of plumbing fixtures to public water sewer system--Purchase or lease of preexisting private sewers--Exemption of first class municipalities.