Environmental
Arizona's primary water rights doctrine, which gives priority to those who first put water to beneficial use, is known as:
ARiparian rights doctrine
BPrior appropriation doctrine ('first in time, first in right')✓ Correct
CCorrelative rights doctrine
DAbsolute ownership doctrine
Explanation
Arizona follows the prior appropriation doctrine for water rights: 'first in time, first in right.' Those who first put water to a beneficial use have senior rights over later users, which is critical in the desert Southwest where water is scarce.
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