Environmental
Oklahoma groundwater rights differ from surface water rights because groundwater is generally governed by:
AThe same prior appropriation rules as surface water
BThe English absolute ownership rule for landowners to use groundwater beneath their property, subject to certain statutory modifications and the Oklahoma Water Resources Board's authority✓ Correct
CFederal Bureau of Land Management rules
DThe rule of capture with no legal limitations
Explanation
Oklahoma's groundwater law has historically been based on a modified absolute ownership rule (rule of capture) allowing landowners to use groundwater beneath their land, but the Oklahoma Water Resources Board regulates groundwater basins and perennial streams.
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