WY Bar Practice Questions - Wyoming Bar Examination Exam

Wyoming water law follows which fundamental doctrine for allocating rights to surface water?

The prior appropriation doctrine, under which the first to apply water to beneficial use has the superior right The riparian doctrine, under which landowners adjacent to a watercourse share reasonable use Absolute ownership by the surface landowner of all water beneath the land Equal per-capita allocation administered by counties

Correct Answer:

The prior appropriation doctrine, under which the first to apply water to beneficial use has the superior right

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