Let your district members of the South Dakota House and Senate know your concerns and how important protecting water in the Black Hills is for the health and wellness of people, wildlife, outdoor recreation, hunting and fishing, and the state’s tourism dollars.
FIND MY LEGISLATORS & NEW RULES FOR TESTIFYING TO STATE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES – Click here to read these updated rules.
Here are some new rules for testifying to South Dakota State Legislature committees. This applies whether you are testifying in person, by zoom, or by email. You are expected to notify the Legislature 24 hours before the committee hearing on the specific bill.
This does not apply if you are calling or emailing an individual legislator — just if you want to testify to a full committee on a specific bill.
Find My Legislators | South Dakota Legislature HERE.
Other Important SD-Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources Links:
8/17/26 SD Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources’ Board of Minerals and Environment
AUG. 2026 MONTHLY MEETING NOTICE
Thursday, Aug. 20 – 10:00 AM (Central), 9:00 AM (Mountain)
CALL-IN AND PUBLIC COMMENT INFO:
This meeting is NOT the hearing on the Craven Canyon exploration permit, but it does include an opportunity for public comment and a non-public executive session for the Board and its attorney, likely to decide whether they can resume the hearing after our abrupt adjournment in May.
The board will also be hearing Powertech’s request for approval of Socioeconomic Contractor for their proposed large-scale uranium mine permit application.
AGENDA: https://boardsandcommissions.sd.gov/bcuploads/Amended%20Agenda%208-20-2026%20BME.pdf
Listen-only Livestream option available at: https://www.sd.net
For remote meeting participants who would like an opportunity to speak, you have two options. Please keep your device muted when not speaking.
Option 1: To participate via both video and audio through Microsoft Teams, use one of the following: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/280646953141058?p=qKzWERRub8I0GFoYzg
Or go to https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-teams/join-a-meeting and enter
Meeting ID: 280 646 953 141 058
Passcode: jX6Bs9e2
Option 2: To participate via telephone (audio only, no video), please call: 605-679-7263
Enter Conference ID when prompted: 416 859 008#
https://boardsandcommissions.sd.gov/bcuploads/Join%20August%2020%20bme%20meeting%20instructions.pdf
4/15/26 Important Notice – Hearing rescheduled!
The SD Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources’ Board of Minerals & Environment’s hearing in the matter of CNEC Uranium Exploration Permit Application in Craven Canyon has been rescheduled for Monday, May 18, 2026 through Friday, May 22, 2026, at the Mueller Civic Center, 801 South 6th Street, Hot Springs, SD. The hearing is scheduled to begin at 9:00 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard. All intervenors and the public are urged to attend. For more information about the logistics for people wanting to attend, please Contact Us HERE with attention for Duane.
Legal notice: https://danr.sd.gov/Environment/MineralsMining/Exploration/docs/41326NoticeofHearingtoParties.pdf
Contested Case documents: https://danr.sd.gov/public/ccdocs.aspx?CCID=CCID123
More information about this project: https://bhcleanwateralliance.org/chord-project/
Black Hills Clean Water Alliance 