riparian rights

What Are First Water Rights?

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What Are First Water Rights? The allocation of water rests upon the fundamental maxim “first in time, first in right.” The first person to use water (called a “senior appropriator”) acquires the right (called a “priority”) to its future use as against later users (called “junior appropriators”). What are the basic types of water rights?

Can I Fish On A Lake If On Someones Property?

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Can I Fish On A Lake If On Someones Property? In the event the water is a non-navigable waterway, the landowner generally owns the land beneath the water to the exact center of the waterway. Littoral rights are a type of water rights that pertain to landowners whose land borders large, navigable lakes and oceans.