water rights
1Water Rights — are one of the interests that may attach to real estate ownership, and pertain to the rights to use adjacent bodies of water. Riparian rights are awarded to land owners whose property is located along a river, stream or lake. Typically,… …
2water rights — A group of rights designed to protect the use and enjoyment of water that travels in streams, rivers, lakes, and ponds, gathers on the surface of the earth, or collects underground. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. water …
3water rights — rights to use or possess water …
4water rights — /ˈwɔtə raɪtz/ (say wawtuh ruytz) plural noun 1. the right to control an area of water, especially the rights of the original inhabitants of a country to such control over a stretch of water where they have traditionally fished. 2. the right to… …
5Prior-appropriation water rights — Property law Part of …
6Prior appropriation water rights — Prior appropriation water rights, sometimes known as the Colorado Doctrine in reference to the U.S. Supreme Court case Wyoming v. Colorado, is a system of allocating water rights from a water source that is markedly different from Riparian water… …
7Riparian water rights — (or simply riparian rights) is a system of allocating water among those who possess land about its source. It has its origins in English common law. Riparian rights exist in many countries with a common law heritage, such as Canada, Australia,… …
8Re Upper Churchill Water Rights Reversion Act — SCCInfoBox case name=Re Upper Churchill Water Rights Reversion Act full case name=Reference Re Upper Churchill Water Rights Reversion Act heard date=September 28 October 1, 1982 decided date=May 3, 1984 citations= [1984] 1 S.C.R. 297… …
9Permanent water rights (Alberta) — Permanent water rights, within the Canadian province of Alberta, are rights acquired from the crown that give the holder rights to use a body of water for a specified purpose and for an indefinite time …
10vested water rights — See accrued water rights …
