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Show 34 INTERSTATE COMPACTS B. The term "Basin" shall mean that area in South Dakota and Wyoming which is naturally drained by the Belle Fourche River, and all its tributaries. C. The term "beneficial use" is herein denned to be that use by which the water supply of a drainage basin is depleted when usefully employed by the activities of man, and includes water lost by evapora- tion, and other natural causes from streams, canals, ditches, irrigated areas, and reservoirs. D. Where the name of the State or the term "State" or "States" is used, these shall be construed to include any person or entity of any nature whatsoever using, claiming, or in any manner asserting any right to the use of the waters of the Belle Fourche River under the authority of that State. ARTICLE III It shall be the duty of the two States to administer this compact through the official in each State who is now or may hereafter be charged with the duty of administering the public water supplies, and to collect and correlate through such officials the data necessary for the proper administration of the provisions of this compact. Such officials may, by unanimous action, adopt rules and regulations con- sistent with the provisions of this compact. The United States Geological Survey, or whatever Federal agency may succeed to the functions and duties of that agency, insofar as this compact is concerned, shall collaborate with the officials of the States charged with the administration of this compact in the execu- tion of the duty of such officials in the collection, correlation, and publication of information necessary for the proper administration of this compact. ARTICLE IV Each State shall itself or in conjunction with other responsible agencies cause to be established, maintained, and operated such suit- able water gaging stations as it finds necessary to administer this compact. ARTICLE V A. Wyoming and South Dakota agree that the unappropriated waters of the Belle Fourche River as of the date of this compact shall be allocated to each State as follows: 90% to South Dakota 10% to Wyoming ; Provided that allocations to Wyoming shall be exclusive of the use of these waters for domestic and stock use, and Wyoming shall be allowed unrestricted use for these purposes, except that no reservoir for such use shall exceed 20 acre-feet in capacity. For storage of its allocated water, Wyoming shall have the privilege of purchasing at cost not to exceed 10% of the total storage capacity of any reservoir or reservoirs constructed in Wyoming for irrigation of lands in South Dakota, or may construct reservoirs itself for the purpose of utilizing such water. Either State may temporarily divert, or store for beneficial use, any unused part of the above percentages allotted to the other, but no continuing right shall be established thereby. |
