Ownership (PD 1067, Arts. 5–8)

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1. Under Water Code Article 5, who owns rivers and their natural beds? Multiple Choice Easy
2. Under Article 6, how is groundwater found beneath private land treated as to ownership? Multiple Choice Easy
3. What does Article 7 grant, subject to the Water Code, to a person who captures or collects water in cisterns, tanks or … Multiple Choice Easy
4. A natural lake occurs entirely within a privately titled estate. The owner says the title necessarily makes the lake’s … Multiple Choice Medium
5. A landowner uses water found on the land for ordinary domestic purposes within Article 6. Does the no-permit allowance … Multiple Choice Medium
6. A landowner wastes water rising on private land during an emergency and invokes Article 6’s domestic-use provision as a… Multiple Choice Hard
7. A person legally appropriates water for an authorized irrigation purpose. It reaches the appropriator’s canal leading t… Multiple Choice Hard
8. Explain the distinction between private ownership of land and ownership of waters identified in Water Code Article 6. Essay Medium
9. Compare Article 7’s control over collected water with a claim of unrestricted ownership of the natural source. Essay Medium
10. State when Article 8 places legally appropriated water under the appropriator’s control and identify its continuing qua… Essay Medium
11. Under Water Code 5(e), who owns atmospheric water? Multiple Choice Easy
12. What ownership does 5(g) state for seawater? Multiple Choice Easy