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Who owns the water in streams and rivers?

April 26, 2017localatoz owns Rivers Streams water

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Who owns the water in streams and rivers?

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Flowing water in a channel is not owned by anyone. Water taken lawfully becomes the property of the person who takes it. Riparian owners have rights to use water from natural streams, but the volume that they extract is governed by Environment Agency.