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A prep instructor is comparing water-rights doctrines. Which statement below is NOT generally correct?

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D) Riparian rights allow an owner to divert unlimited water even if downstream owners are harmed

Option C is not generally correct. Under riparian doctrine, a riparian owner usually has a right to reasonable use of the water, but that right is not unlimited and cannot be exercised in a way that unreasonably injures other riparian owners.

Answer Options
A
Littoral rights generally relate to land bordering a lake, sea, or ocean
B
Prior appropriation generally favors the first person who puts water to beneficial use
C
Riparian rights generally arise from ownership of land adjoining a natural watercourse
D
Riparian rights allow an owner to divert unlimited water even if downstream owners are harmed

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