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Prior appropriation water rights

Prior appropriation water rights, sometimes known as the "Colorado Doctrine", is a system of allocating water rights from a water source that is markedly different from Riparian water rights. Water law in the western United States generally follows the appropriation doctrine which developed due to the scarcity of water in that area.
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