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Pierre, S.D.

Polygamists ask South Dakota for more water

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The South Dakota Water Management Board is set to consider a polygamist group's application to access more water at its remote South Dakota compound.

The board is scheduled Thursday to take up the application, which has faced opposition from nearby landowners.

Attorneys for the group and a concerned landowner are sparring over whether evidence about the group's faith and background is relevant to whether regulators should grant the request.

Seth Jeffs, the brother of imprisoned sect leader Warren Jeffs, has asked to double the amount of water available at the compound. His attorney has asked the state board to block discussion of its faith.

Attorney Michael Hickey, who represents the concerned landowner, says the group's practices are relevant to see whether it's in the public's interest to grant the application.