{"iri":"https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/RCbTzAu806zaUHfadN7BgNg","label":"Diversion Rights","sub_class_of":["https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/RCzQzQSPRAB9cLkvDtBJFn"],"parent_class_of":[],"is_defined_by":null,"see_also":[],"comment":null,"deprecated":false,"preferred_label":"Appropriative Rights","alternative_labels":["Prior Appropriation Rights"],"translations":{},"hidden_label":null,"definition":"Also known as \"appropriative rights,\" diversion rights allow entities to divert water from its natural source for use in a different location. These rights are typically granted based on a \"first in time, first in right\" principle, meaning the earliest users have senior rights to the water source. This system is common in parts of the western United States.","examples":[],"notes":[],"history_note":null,"editorial_note":null,"in_scheme":null,"identifier":null,"description":null,"source":null,"country":null}