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Riparian rights

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-024345

1. Entitlement of a land owner to certain uses of water on or bordering his property, including the right to prevent diversion or misuse of upstream waters. Generally a matter of state law.

2. A doctrine of state water law under which a land owner is entitled to use the water on or bordering his property, including the right to prevent diversion or misuse of upstream waters. Riparian land is land that borders on surface water.

3. Entitlement of a land owner to certain uses of water on or bordering the property, including the right to prevent diversion or misuse of upstream waters. Generally a matter of state law.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-024345
FieldEnvironment
SubjectWater
ReferencesAquatic Biodiversity Glossary; Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms; Terms of Environment
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-024345",
  "term": "Riparian rights",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Riparian Rights",
  "definition": "1. Entitlement of a land owner to certain uses of water on or bordering his property, including the right to prevent diversion or misuse of upstream waters. Generally a matter of state law.\n\n2. A doctrine of state water law under which a land owner is entitled to use the water on or bordering his property, including the right to prevent diversion or misuse of upstream waters. Riparian land is land that borders on surface water.\n\n3. Entitlement of a land owner to certain uses of water on or bordering the property, including the right to prevent diversion or misuse of upstream waters. Generally a matter of state law.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Aquatic Biodiversity Glossary",
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms",
    "Terms of Environment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/riparian-rights/"
}

Record 23,690 of 29,894 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.