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riparian right
(redirected from Riparian water rights)

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riparian right
n.
The right, as to fishing or to the use of a riverbed, of one who owns riparian land.
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Noun1.riparian right - right of access to water
right - an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature; "they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights"; "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"- Eleanor Roosevelt; "a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away"


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The author provides clear explanations of appropriation and riparian water rights policies, as well as relevant court cases and laws.
Chapters outline the development of western water laws and examine how management strategies evolved, analyzing riparian water rights doctrines and court cases relating to them.
Riparian water rights are defined in The Dictionary of Real Estate Appraisal as The incidental right of the owners of land bordering a lake or stream to the use and enjoyment of the water that flows across their land or is contiguous to it; entitles the user to reasonable use that does not materially diminish the quality or quantity of the water for other owners.
 
 
 
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