Which of the Following Is True About the Riparian Water

question 68

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about the riparian water rights doctrine?

• A)Under this concept,the use of water must be beneficial,but the owner of the right need not be an adjacent landowner.
• B)Landowners in riparian water rights states may have no right whatsoever to use the water that runs through their land.
• C)It is the right of a property owner adjacent to a water source to use the water and a duty to share that waterway with other property owners adjacent to the water.
• D)It is a water allocation system that grants the water rights to the first person who uses the water.
• E)This policy has led to some unnatural uses of land in western states,where water rights are highly valued due to scarcity.

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