Can a riparian owner object to the flow of the water in his or her area?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Merritt v. Toronto (City), 1912 CanLII 18 (ON CA):
In Attrill v. Platt (1884), 1884 CanLII 9 (SCC), 10 S.C.R. 425, it was held that the lateral or riparian contact of the land with the water was sufficient to entitle the riparian owner to object to the flow of the water in its natural state being interfered with.
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