Property Ownership
A riparian water rights state (unlike Wyoming) grants water rights based on:
AFirst use for beneficial purposes
BOwnership of land adjacent to a waterway✓ Correct
CState permit only
DFederal land grants
Explanation
Riparian rights states grant water rights to landowners whose property is adjacent to a body of water, based on their land ownership. Wyoming uses the prior appropriation system instead, where rights are based on the date and amount of beneficial use, not land location.
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