riparian right
noun
: a right (such as access to or use of the shore, bed, and water) of one owning riparian land
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The legislation expressly authorizes the State Water Resources Control Board to investigate all water rights claims — including riparian rights and pre-1914 rights — and to determine whether the rights are valid.
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2023
California still recognizes water rights based on those old claims, as well as riparian rights based on land ownership next to rivers and streams.
—Ian Jamesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2023
The board has indicated that, because conditions are so dry, restrictions will likely be extended to water users with pre-1914 water rights as well as those with land adjacent to a waterway, known as a riparian right.
—Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Aug. 2021
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2023
California still recognizes water rights based on those old claims, as well as riparian rights based on land ownership next to rivers and streams.
—Ian Jamesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2023
The board has indicated that, because conditions are so dry, restrictions will likely be extended to water users with pre-1914 water rights as well as those with land adjacent to a waterway, known as a riparian right.
—Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Aug. 2021
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“Riparian right.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/riparian%20right. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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