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.
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.
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. More information coming soon.
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/
4/7/26 Update: Attention – Hearing Postponed!
The SD Board of Minerals and Environment Hearing in Hot Springs regarding uranium exploration at Craven Canyon, scheduled for April 13-17, has been postponed until May. Stay tuned. We will let you know as soon as we have more details.
Click HERE for more details about this Contested Case.
Click HERE for updates and meeting notices by the SD Board of Mineral and Environment.
Thank you!
Black Hills Clean Water Alliance 