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1. Competition for a Limited Resource: Who Gets the Water?

Author

DIFFENDERFER, MICHELLE

Subjects
WATER use, RIPARIAN rights, WATER supply, PRIOR appropriation (Water rights)
Abstract

The article discusses the water system in South Florida which serves as a model as it highlights the city's water appropriation system and its unique environmental resources and history of development. The city's adoption to the Florida Water Resources Act (FWRA) of 1972, which builds a modified riparian reasonable-beneficial use system is discussed. The continued development of conservation and alternative water supply approaches to provide a solution for both short and long term is stated.

Published
2012
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2. STOP THE BEACH RENOURISHMENT: A CASE OF MACGUFFINS AND LEGAL FICTIONS.

Author

Ansbacher, Sidney F.

Subjects
PROPERTY law reform, PROPERTY rights, RIPARIAN rights, BEACH nourishment, BEACHES
Abstract

The article presents information on the decision of the United States Supreme Court on a case in context with the property law of Florida. It states that the decision of the riparian and littoral rights law against the beach renourishment program of the state was placed to determine the compensable takings of the property rights. Information on the decision's impact on the rights of landowners and on the public rights to access the beaches of Florida is also presented.

Published
2011

3. EROSION OF RIPARIAN RIGHTS ALONG FLORIDA'S COAST.

Author

Proctor, Theresa Bixler

Subjects
RIPARIAN rights, LAND tenure laws, COASTS, COMMON law, SERVITUDES
Abstract

Discusses the riparian rights of property owners along the coastline of Florida. Definition of riparian rights in the common and statutory law; Impacts of navigational servitude and the doctrine of public trust on riparian rights; Erosion of riparian rights along Florida's coast.

Published
2004

4. LIABILITY FOR MODIFICATION OF LANDS UNDER NAVIGABLE WATERS IN FLORIDA.

Author

D'Agata, David J.

Subjects
INVERSE condemnation, COURTS, NAVIGABLE waters -- Law & legislation, RIPARIAN rights, LEGAL status of landowners, COMMON law, JUDICIAL opinions
Abstract

The article focuses on the judicial opinions of courts of Florida on the inverse condemnation claims for navigable water. Topics discussed include limitations faced by the riparian landowners while filing such claims, role of Florida courts in excluding rights under common law and role of common law in managing the waterfront property.

Published
2014

5. STOP THE BEACH RENOURISHMENT v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING?

Author

Christie, Donna R.

Subjects
SHORE protection laws, BEACHES, ENVIRONMENTAL protection, RIPARIAN rights
Abstract

The article offers information on the law, Beach and Shore Preservation Act (BSPA) for managing and protecting eroding beaches in Florida. It informs that the state has spent six hundred million dollars on beach restoration. It also informs that BSPA voilated the riparian rights of beachfront property owners.

Published
2011

6. Water Rights & Water Fights.

Author

Morandi, Larry

Subjects
*WATER supply laws, *WATER rights, *RIPARIAN rights, *WATER use, *LEGISLATIVE bills
Abstract

Focuses on the disputes over water supply and water rights among U.S. Eastern states. Reliance of Alabama, Florida and Georgia on the riparian doctrine of water use in their dispute over water in the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee and Flint river system; Enactment of the Senate Bill 163 by West Virginia to address the water supply problem; Overview of the bill; Opposition of industries in West Virginia to the bill prior to the assurance given by Senator John Pat Fanning that the bill only intends to manage the state's water resources.

Published
2004

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