• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources has issued shut-off orders to holders of water rights along Battle Creek near Hermosa.
• Department officials say unless it begins to rain more in western South Dakota, additional orders may be issued for other rivers and streams to protect domestic uses, including livestock watering.
• State Environment Secretary Steve Pirner says flows in Battle Creek dropped below target level. He says state water law ensures that the domestic use of water,

which includes livestock watering, will be protected over other uses. Pirner says the department is protecting domestic uses by shutting off other demands for water.
• Garland Erbele (UR'-buh-lee), chief engineer of the Water Rights Program, says below-normal rain and high temperatures are hurting stream flows in western South Dakota.
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• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- Gov. Dennis Daugaard says he will appoint David Zolnowsky of Madison to be the next commissioner of the state Bureau of Information and Technology.
• The bureau handles computer and telephone services for state government. It also manages South Dakota Public Broadcasting.
• Zolnowsky has been director of computing services and chief information officer at Dakota State University, which focuses on information technology. He has led the management of Dakota State's computing infrastructure and helped administer a state program that provides information technology to school districts, universities and state agencies.
• Zolnowsky replaces former Bureau of Information and Technology commissioner Dom Bianco, who left the job in March. Jim Edman has been interim commissioner in the past few months, and he will remain in the agency as deputy commissioner.
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• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The South Dakota Board on Geographic Names is asking the public for input to come up with a new for Negro Creek near Howes in Meade County.
• The name is considered offensive, and guidelines established by the U.S. Board

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