Riparian Doctrine

Riparian Doctrine

 

 

Meaning of Riparian Doctrine

Riparian Doctrine The system for allocating water used in England and the eastern United States, in which owners of lands along the banks of a stream or water body have the right to Reasonable Use of the waters and a Correlative Right protecting against unreasonable use by others that substantially diminishes the quantity or quality of water. The right is appurtenant to the land and does not depend on prior use. Under this doctrine, ownership of land along a stream or river (i.e., riparian lands) is an absolute prerequisite to a right to use water from that body of water and each such landowner has an equal right to withdraw “reasonable” amounts of water (whether or not he is presently using it or not) so long as downstream landowners are not unreasonably damaged. Contrast with Prior Appropriation Doctrine.

 

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