FOLIO Ontology

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Label Diversion Rights
Preferred Label Appropriative Rights
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Prior Appropriation Rights

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.

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