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O.C.G.A. § 44-8-1 Ownership of running water; right to divert or adulterate water
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Running water belongs to the owner of the land on which it runs; but the landowner has no right to divert the water from its usual channel nor may he so use or adulterate it as to interfere with the enjoyment of it by the next owner. History. Ga. L. 1855-56, p. 12, § 1; Code 1863…
O.C.G.A. § 44-8-10 Construction or establishment of private bridge or ferry; grant of franchise to construct or operate public bridge or ferry; compensation to landowner for interference with possession; exclusive franc
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The right to construct a bridge or to establish a ferry for private use across a watercourse within or adjoining one’s lands is appurtenant to the ownership of the land; but the right to establish and operate a public bridge or ferry is a franchise to be granted by the state. Whe…
O.C.G.A. § 44-8-2 Rights of adjoining owners in nonnavigable streams; principles when stream is boundary; accretions
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The beds of nonnavigable streams belong to the owner of the adjacent land. If the stream is a dividing line between two parcels of land, each owner’s boundary shall extend to the thread or the center of the main current of the water. If the current changes gradually, the boundary…
Exclusive possession by owner of nonnavigable streams; interference by legislature with lawful use
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The owner of a nonnavigable stream is entitled to the same exclusive possession of the stream as he has of any other part of his land. The legislature has no power to compel or interfere with the owner’s lawful use of the stream, for the benefit of those above or below him on the …