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 long-standing precedent dating back to Mexican common law.
B) they had the rights to the water based upon their ownership of the land above it.
C) they had water rights because they have prior claim pursuant to Texas sovereignty under federalism.
D) they had water rights based on the eminent domain doctrine of the federal Constitution.
E) unless water is in a sealed container aboveground, no one can own it.