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Nebraska water rights follow:

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B) Prior appropriation for surface water statewide, and the correlative rights doctrine for groundwater

Nebraska uses prior appropriation for surface water statewide under the Nebraska Surface Water Appropriation Act — the principle of 'first in time, first in right.' Groundwater is governed by the correlative rights doctrine, managed by Nebraska's 23 Natural Resources Districts (NRDs), which regulate groundwater use to prevent unreasonable depletion of shared aquifers such as the Ogallala.

Answer Options
A
Riparian rights for all surface water statewide
B
Prior appropriation for surface water statewide, and the correlative rights doctrine for groundwater
C
Prior appropriation for both surface water and groundwater statewide
D
No established water rights system

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Related Topics:

Prior appropriationCorrelative rights doctrineNatural Resources Districts (NRDs)Ogallala AquiferNebraska DNRIntegrated water management

Key Terms:

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