Laws regulating access to the water in lakes and rivers in the United States:

A. eastern states have a rule that everyone living near a source of surface water has a right to use it.
B. the use of water for drinking has priority over all other uses.
C. are the same in all states.
D. western states have a rule that the government of the state allocates access to water.


Answer: A

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