Water runoff from one yard can be damaging to other yards. Different

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Water runoff from one yard can be damaging to other yards. Different states have different laws regulating who is liable for water runoff. In some states, the person whose land the water came from is liable. In other states, the person whose land is hurt has no remedy because he is expected to personally protect himself from any impending rains or excess runoff. Ethically, it is not clear who should be responsible. Water is difﬁcult to control, and, just as people do not want water runoff to come onto their land, they also do not want to keep it on their land or be responsible if it leaves.

Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

(A) Water should be controlled and maintained on a person’s land.
(B) Water runoff is always harmful to the land onto which it spills.
(C) People with swimming pools like to get water runoff onto their land to ﬁll the pool.
(D) In some states, a person can be liable for water that runs off his or her land.
(E) The person whose land initially collects water can sue people whose land drains the water.

gloomybison · Answer

(A) Water should be controlled and maintained on a person’s land.
It may be nice to control water so that nobody gets in trouble but "should be controlled and maintained" no may be a person can be allowed to dump the water to a nearby waste.

(B) Water runoff is always harmful to the land onto which it spills.
It may be harmful but not always

(C) People with swimming pools like to get water runoff onto their land to ﬁll the pool.
Lol we have absolutely no information regarding to this

(D) In some states, a person can be liable for water that runs off his or her land.
 Correct

(E) The person whose land initially collects water can sue people whose land drains the water.
can sue if only laws permit

bhaskar1999 · Answer

A) Water should be controlled and maintained on a person’s land. 
 
  Not directly inferred.  While the passage discusses the challenges of water runoff, it doesn't explicitly state that water should be controlled and maintained on a person's land.  
 B) Water runoff is always harmful to the land onto which it spills. 
 
  Not directly inferred.  The passage mentions that water runoff can be damaging but doesn't assert that it's always harmful.  
 C) People with swimming pools like to get water runoff onto their land to fill the pool. 
 
  Not inferred.  The passage doesn't discuss swimming pools or people's preferences regarding water runoff.  
 D) In some states, a person can be liable for water that runs off his or her land. 
 
  Inferred.  The passage states that in some states, the person whose land the water came from is liable, directly supporting this option.  
 E) The person whose land initially collects water can sue people whose land drains the water. 
 
  Not directly inferred.  The passage doesn't mention the ability of a person whose land collects water to sue others.

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