Property OwnershipIntermediateArizona Exam

In Arizona, 'riparian rights' along the Colorado River are governed primarily by:

AThe riparian rights doctrine, granting all bordering landowners an equal right to the water

BThe Law of the River—interstate compacts and federal law allocating Colorado River waterCorrect

CArizona state water law exclusively, under the Groundwater Management Act

DCommon law principles of first use, giving the senior appropriator first rights regardless of compacts

Why The Law of the River—interstate compacts and federal law allocating Colorado River water Is Correct

Answer B: The Law of the River—interstate compacts and federal law allocating Colorado River water

The Colorado River is governed by the 'Law of the River'—a complex body of compacts, federal law, court decisions, and state law allocating river water among seven states and Mexico. Arizona's allocation is managed under these agreements.

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Deed

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