Property Ownership
Arizona water rights differ from riparian rights because Arizona follows the:
ARiparian doctrine granting rights to all adjacent landowners
BPrior appropriation doctrine (first in time, first in right)✓ Correct
CFederal reserved rights doctrine exclusively
DCommon law rule allowing unlimited groundwater pumping
Explanation
Arizona follows the prior appropriation (first in time, first in right) doctrine for water rights rather than the riparian doctrine. Water rights are generally separate from land ownership and administered by the state.
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