Property Ownership
Oklahoma's prior appropriation doctrine for water rights means:
ALandowners adjacent to a stream own equal shares of the water
BThe first person to put water to beneficial use has a superior right over later users✓ Correct
CThe state owns all surface water
DWater rights are automatically included with land sales
Explanation
Oklahoma follows the prior appropriation doctrine ('first in time, first in right') for water rights. The first user to appropriate water and put it to beneficial use has a senior right that takes priority over later users in times of shortage.
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