First, riparian owners may be entitled to the " natural flow " of a watercourse.
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Second, riparian owners may be entitled to the " reasonable use " of a watercourse.
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Third, riparian owners may be entitled to the " prior appropriation " of a watercourse.
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Nor does it permit riparian owners to use the water for most irrigation projects or commercial enterprises.
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The law gives riparian owners certain rights to water that are incident to possession of the adjacent land.
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However, this qualified right does not entitle riparian owners to transport water away from the land abutting the watercourse.
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Under any of the three doctrines, the interests of riparian owners are limited by the constitutional authority of the state and federal governments.
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An owner or possessor of land that abuts a natural stream, river, pond, or lake is called a riparian owner or proprietor.
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He was High Sheriff of Worcestershire again in 1637 and was appointed commissioner to compensate the riparian owners of the Avon on 9 March 1637.
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Laws and regulations that completely deprive a riparian owner of legally cognizable water rights constitute an illegal governmental taking of private property for Fifth Amendment purposes.