In re Water Right Claim No. 1927-2

ELR Citation: ELR 20609
No(s). 18708 (S.D. Dec 7, 1994)

The South Dakota Supreme Court holds that appropriation of water for waterflow habitat and other wildlife is a beneficial use. The court affirms a state circuit court decision upholding the South Dakota Water Management Board's (the Board's) grant of two water right permits to the U.S. Fish and Wild...