Property Ownership
Oklahoma's law regarding water rights recognizes two types of water rights. Which applies to groundwater (not surface water)?
APrior appropriation doctrine (first in right)
BReasonable use doctrine (correlative rights for groundwater)✓ Correct
CRiparian rights (adjacent landowner rights)
DFederal reserved rights for groundwater
Explanation
Oklahoma applies the prior appropriation doctrine to surface water and the reasonable use (correlative rights) doctrine to groundwater, allowing overlying landowners to make reasonable use of groundwater without waste.
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