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Water Use and Rights Quiz

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What are the purposes for which water may be appropriated according to the text?

Irrigation and industrial (correct)

Recreational and livestock raising

Municipal and power generation

Agricultural and domestic

Who may use water contained in private reservoirs for domestic purposes or watering plants?

Only the owner of the reservoir

Only those with a water permit

Any person, without restriction (correct)

Any person, but only with the owner's permission

Under what conditions can the Council regulate the use of water for domestic purposes?

In times of emergency or in case of wastage (correct)

When the owner has not registered the water use

If the water is used for agricultural irrigation

When the owner uses the water for recreational purposes

What rights does a person have when capturing or collecting water using cisterns, tanks, or pools?

They have exclusive control over the captured water Signup and view all the answers

What is required for a water permittee to convey water to another point in the watercourse?

Approval from the Council Signup and view all the answers

What provision is required for works related to water storage, diversion, and utilization, according to the text?

Prevention and control of diseases Signup and view all the answers

What are the standards for drinking-water quality according to the text?

Should have a pleasant taste, odor, and color Signup and view all the answers

Under what circumstances may the right to use water from private reservoirs be restricted by the owner?

If it leads to loss or injury to the owner Signup and view all the answers

What are the conditions that a holder of a water permit must meet to demand the establishment of easements?

Being the owner, lessee, mortgagee, or having a real right over the land, and proposing the most convenient and least onerous easement to the servient estate Signup and view all the answers

What can be modified by agreement of the contracting parties relating to the appropriation and use of waters?

Easements Signup and view all the answers

In what cases can the construction or repair of specific works be undertaken without approval from the proper government agency?

Only in cases where it is necessary to save life or property in emergency situations Signup and view all the answers

Which works require approval from the proper government agency before construction or repair?

Dams for the diversion or storage of water, structures for the use of water power, installations for utilization of subterranean or ground water, and other structures for utilization of water resources Signup and view all the answers