South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources
Article 74:29 - Mined land reclamation
Chapter 74:29:11 - In situ leach mining
Section 74:29:11:09 - Designation of exempted aquifers
Universal Citation: SD Admin Rules 74:29:11:09
Current through Register Vol. 50, page 114, March 25, 2024
The board may exempt an aquifer or a portion of an aquifer and designate it as an exempted aquifer if it meets the following criteria:
(1) It does not currently serve as a source of drinking water; and
(2) It cannot now and will not in the future serve as an underground source of drinking water for any of the following reasons:
(a) It produces minerals, hydrocarbons, or
geothermal energy, or can be demonstrated by a permit applicant as part of a
permit application for an in situ leach mine to contain minerals or
hydrocarbons that considering their quantity and location are expected to be
commercially producible;
(b) It is
situated at a depth or location that makes recovery of water for drinking water
purposes economically or technologically impractical;
(c) It is so contaminated that it would be
economically or technologically impractical to render the water fit for human
consumption; or
(d) It is located
over an injection well mining area subject to subsidence or catastrophic
collapse; or
(3) The total dissolved solids content of the ground water is more than 3,000 and less than 10,000 milligrams per liter and it is not reasonably expected to supply a public water system.
General Authority: SDCL 45-6B-81.
Law Implemented: SDCL 45-6B-41.
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