The doctrine that states that the use of water belongs to the landowner who uses the water first is known as:
A) perpetuity.
B) riparian rights.
C) the natural flow of water doctrine.
D) appropriation.

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The doctrine of appropriation is the idea that the first person to use a water source for a beneficial use, whether that use is agricultural, industrial or for human consumption, has the right to continue to use that water source. This is in contrast to the riparian rights doctrine, which holds that landowners who border a natural water source have the right to make reasonable use of the water.

The Doctrine That States That the Use of Water Belongs