Some Observations on the Law of Water Allocation as a Variable in Industrial Site Location

The availability of a water supply is of vital concern to industry. This availability may be affected as much by the applicable legal doctrine as by the accessibility of an adequate water supply. Professor Plager explores the two major riparian doctrines that apply to surface water supplies: natural flow and reasonable use. He concludes that, although the theoretical differences between the two doctrines are often blurred, practical differences are present

Interference with the Public Right of Navigation and the Riparian Owner\u27s Claim of Privilege

Entering a navigable body of water from the upland, and navigating from the point of access to distant points on the same body of water or points on connecting bodies of water, are, for practical purposes, a continua­tion of the same act. Yet they involve significantly different legal concepts and raise significantly different issues. The problems resulting from inter­ference with a riparian owner\u27s right of access to and from his upland are examined in Part I of this article; those involving his right to travel once he has obtained access are the subject of Part II