In the Case of Edwards Aquifer Authority V

Multiple Choice

In the case of Edwards Aquifer Authority v. Burrell Day and Joel McDaniel (2012) , farmers argued that

A) the rights to the water in the aquifer were beyond the reach of the federal government because of a long-standing precedent dating back to Mexican common law.
B) since they owned the land above the aquifer, they had rights to water within the aquifer.
C) they had water rights because they had prior claim pursuant to Texas sovereignty under federalism.
D) they had water rights based on the eminent domain doctrine of the federal Constitution.