Question

Water resource economics. The riparian doctrine Select one: a. Is a method of allocating water, according to proportion of land next to a stream, used in the west and east United States. b. Is a method of allocating water dubbed "first-in-time, first-in-right." c. Is a method of allocating water developed by miners to account for water scarcity. d. Is a method of allocating water effective in humid climates (Eastern US) but that was replaced by the doctrine of prior appropriation in the west.

Answer 1

Answer:

a. Is a method of allocating water, according to proportion of land next to a stream, used in the west and east United States

Explanation:

Riparian Water Rights (Riparian Rights)

This reprsents a water allocation system, allowing landowners who owned lands along rivers and streams to use the water for basic domestic purposes including cooking, bathing, drinking and watering livestock.

These landowners were also responsible for ensuring that the water body is preserved in a unpolluted and undiminshed condition.

This Riparian Water Rights was used in may areas of common law  heritage such as Western and Eastern United States including Canada among others. Outside the United States, Australia also used the Riparian Water Rights.