Property Ownership
In Delaware, water rights for property adjacent to a navigable river are governed by the principle of:
APrior appropriation — first in time, first in right
BRiparian rights — landowners adjacent to the water have usage rights✓ Correct
CAbsolute ownership of all water beneath and adjacent to the land
DGovernment ownership of all water regardless of property boundaries
Explanation
Delaware, like most eastern states, follows the riparian rights doctrine, which gives landowners whose property borders a body of water the right to make reasonable use of that water.
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