Unit 8 Bronze

Riparian Rights Riparian owner can use water adjacent to their land as long as it doesn’t interfere with other riparian owner uses If your land is more up stream, then you get to use the water first You should return the water less (based on land) Prior appropriations —————– Granted based on if the water is being used for a beneficial use. Unlike riparian, it is not tied with land ownership “first come, first serve” The earliest user has the superior rights If drought occurrs. Senior Appropriators can continue to use the water however they want, while Junior appropriators may get none

I would utilize a Hybrid of both the Prior appropriation and Riparian rights doctrine Under the hybrid The Reasonable Use Doctrine would overrule the Beneficial use doctrine Landowners would be granted the Reasonable use Doctrine from the riparian rights doctrine, but they can only use the water if it does not interfere with reasonable uses of other riparian owners and rights of the public. To determine if the use is “reasonable” courts evaluate the interests of the landowner and society as a whole Like the Prior Appropriation Doctrine, failure to reasonably use the water will result in loss of water right. Furthermore (again like the prior appropriation doctrine) No more and no less water will be given to the landowner than necessary to accomplish the reasonable use

Irrigation for agriculture Wildlife Cities Hydroelectric power Other Recreation

They can only rely on eucalyptus trees for food, shelter, etc. Because they need this very specific condition to survive, they are vulnerable to habitat loss.

Can occur through degradation, destruction and fragmentation

Degradation is a reduction in the quality of a habitat. Occurs when pollution, invasive species, etc. disrupts the ecosystem’s ability to support wildlife. Fragmentation is the breaking apart of a habitat into smaller areas. (caused by building road in the middle of a habitat, etc.) This may make the habitat to small to sustain wildlife. Additionally, it may force animals to travel between “patches of habitat” and put them in front of harmful obstacles.

Fragmentation may make the habitat to small to sustain wildlife. It also may force animals to travel between “patches of habitat” and make them encounter harmful obstacles.

Cheaper Required less work from employees Durable, waterproof, and light

Plastic bags clog machinery for recycling heavier plastics therefore, most curbside recycling programs do not accept plastic bags.

Biodegrade means to break down naturally. It takes plastic bags 1,000 years to biodegrade

Plastic bags can choke and trap animals (or they could mistake it for food) which cause said animals to die