Read the lower court cases before going off on this being a frivolous lawsuit.
Phil Brown chose spring high water season to paddle though this stretch. Even the NY State DEC set up a .8 mile carry on state land to bypass this waterway. . Most of the year, a large portion of this stream is completely un-navigable even in tiny kayaks. As the dissenting judges noted, this is a far more complex case than a one paragraph article can cover.
The ruling will affect land owners rights on even the smallest trickles of water though all sorts of private land