Pierre office:
8am to 5pm Central
(605) 773-3151 ph.
(605) 773-6035 fax
Mailing address:
PMB 2020
SD DENR
Joe Foss Building
523 E Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501
Steven M. Pirner, P.E., Department Secretary
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DENR's Oil and Gas Initiative
The South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is promoting exploration and development of South 
Dakota’s oil and gas resources through its oil and gas initiative. A major component of the initiative is to make state-held information pertinent to the exploration and development of oil and gas
resources searchable and readily available online. Click here or on the map to get started. For help using the interactive map, a slide show tutorial is available.
Therefore, DENR has developed an online, “one-stop shop” for oil and gas information which includes a searchable and interactive map. The map puts geologic information from 1,900 oil and gas holes, 62,245 water well completion logs, 34,350 drill holes, and 1,555 observation wells simply a click away. Online, searchable databases are available at the addresses listed on the fact sheet below.
Oil and Gas Initiative Fact Sheet
Gov. Daugaard Announces $43.4 Million for Environmental Projects
PIERRE, S.D. – Gov. Dennis Daugaard announced that the state Board of Water and Natural Resources approved $43.4 million in grants and loans for drinking water, wastewater, storm water, watershed improvement, landfill, and recycling projects. The board met March 29-30 in Pierre.
The $43,444,554 total includes more than $10 million in grants and $33.4 million in loans, with more than $1.8 million of the loan total in principal forgiveness. For more...
DENR Water Body Report Submitted to EPA by April 1
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) incorporated public comments to the draft 2012 Integrated Report for Surface Water Quality Assessment and sent the final report to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by April 1. Required under the federal Clean Water Act, this biennial report is used by the state to identify impaired water bodies in South Dakota.
A copy of the final 2012 Integrated Report is available by contacting DENR at 1-800-438-3367. For more information about the report, contact Shannon Minerich.
