Mediation of Drainage Disputes (South Dakota Codified Laws: Title 46A Water Management; Chapter 46A-11A) Country/Territory United States of America Territorial subdivision South Dakota Document type Legislation Date 2018 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Dispute settlement Drainage/land reclamation Property rights Water rights Surface water Groundwater Royalties/fees Geographical area Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract This chapter of South Dakota Codified Laws concerns mediation of drainage disputes. It provides that the Department of Agriculture shall establish and administer a statewide mediation program to provide assistance to property owners who seek to use mediation as a method to resolve disputes over the surface or subsurface drainage of water. The secretary of the Department of Agriculture shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 necessary for mediation, including the establishment of fees, training requirements for mediators, mediation request forms, mediation timeline, notification and intervention procedures, and any other mediation procedures as may be necessary for the mediation of drainage disputes. The parties to the mediation created under this chapter shall be limited to the person or parties that own or administer real property impacted by the planned drainage or drainage dispute. Full text English Website sdlegislature.gov