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Why the Ohio River belongs to West Virginia and Kentucky despite its name. CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) ? Despite its name, none of the Ohio River is actually owned by Ohio, and it's been quite the topic of debate since the 1700s.

ARTICLE 1D. WIRETAPPING AND ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE ACT. (b) Any person who violates subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary for not more than five years or fined not more than $10,000 or both fined and imprisoned.

If the river runs through a landowner's land, that landowner will own the riverbed. Whereas if the river forms a boundary of a landowner's land, that landowner will own the riverbed up to the centre of the river along the stretch of the river which forms their boundary, their neighbour owning the other half.

(a) The waters of the State of West Virginia are claimed as valuable public natural resources held by the state for the use and benefit of its citizens. The state shall manage and protect its waters effectively for present and future use and enjoyment and for the protection of the environment.

The Groundwater Protection Act was written to maintain and protect the state's groundwater so as to support the present and future beneficial uses and further to maintain and protect groundwater at existing quality where the existing quality is better than that required to maintain and protect the present and future ...

As the following section details, the law of each state defines who has the right to use groundwater. In Prior Appropriation states, the holder of the water right owns this right. In other states, the right generally goes with ownership of land, but can be severed and conveyed separately.