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Maine Principles Of Ownership Along Water Bodies, Knud E. Hermansen, Donald R. Richards
Maine Principles Of Ownership Along Water Bodies, Knud E. Hermansen, Donald R. Richards
Maine Law Review
This Article provides a summary of the Maine common law of riparian boundaries. It is geared toward practitioners who practice or provide counsel in the area of real property law or who must litigate boundaries and title rights involving water bodies. This Article also includes recommendations for fixing previously undefined boundaries across water. However, readers should be aware that this Article does not attempt to provide an exhaustive survey of all riparian law. In recent years state and federal legislation has further limited or restricted specific landowner common law rights along water bodies.
Instream Flow Regulation: Plugging The Holes In Maine's Water Law, Bradford R. Bowman
Instream Flow Regulation: Plugging The Holes In Maine's Water Law, Bradford R. Bowman
Maine Law Review
States East of the Mississippi River have long relied on the traditional common law of riparian rights to manage their water resources. Towards the end of the Twentieth Century, rising demand for consumptive water use due to population growth, modern agricultural practices and industrialization began to conflict with environmental concerns. Throughout the East, states recognized the riparian doctrine's failure to provide a reliable means for allocating water during times of scarcity. In response, most of these states replaced common law water rights with regulatory water management systems. Maine is the only state that has not followed this trend. It is …