appropriation - the setting aside of funds for a designated purpose (e.g., there is an appropriation of $7 billion to build 5 new submarines).
appropriation The right to withdraw water from its source.
appropriations Statutory authority that allows government agencies to obligate funds and make payments from the treasury for specified purposes.
Prior appropriation doctrine. Allocates water rights to the first party who diverts water from its natural source and applies the water to beneficial use.
Prior Appropriation: A doctrine of water law that allocates the rights to use water on a first-come, first-served basis.
Doctrine of Prior Appropriation: ÒFirst in Time, First in Right.Ó
Ecosystem: The interacting plants, animals, and physical components (sunlight, soil, air, water) of an area.
the common law doctrine of riparian rights and the doctrine of prior appropriation as applied to ground water.
groundwater recharge
the inflow to a ground water reservoir.
Groundwater law: The common law doctrine of riparian rights and the doctrine of prior appropriation as applied to ground water.
Green Washing The unjustified appropriation of environmental virtue by a company, industry, government, person, or a non-governmental organization to create a pro-environmental image, sell a product or a policy, ...
 See also: Water, Air, Atmosphere, Environment, Pollutant
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