What uses are reasonable uses?
There is no absolute answer as to whether a given use is reasonable. The doctrine of reasonable use means that you are allowed to withdraw water only to the extent that it doesnt harm your downstream neighbor and leaves enough water for the natural system. By nature, the word reasonable has some built-in flexibility; it varies over time and depends on the other stresses present on a given body of water. The idea of reasonable use developed historically in the courts, with judges deciding whether a use was reasonable on a case-by-case basis. Under the regulated riparian system in place in Georgia, the state determines whether large withdrawals of water are reasonable and administers permits accordingly; the courts still decide whether smaller water withdrawals are reasonable when disputes arise between users.
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