Yankton Sioux Tribe Of South Dakota Prevails In Precedent Setting Water Rights Case

Yankton Sioux Tribe Of South Dakota Prevails In Precedent Setting Water Rights Case   JUDGE SAYS SOUTH DAKOTA HOG FARM MUST GET WATER RIGHT PERMIT   Attorneys for the Center for Water Advocacy joined forces with the Yankton Souix Indian Tribe to pull off a precedent setting water right victory in the First Judicial Circuit Court of Charles Mix County. Circuit Judge Bruce V. Anderson ruled that a hog farm producing tens of thousands of piglets a year is not a “domestic use” operation and it’s...

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