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Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Collecting Rainwater Now Illegal in Many States as Big Government Claims Ownership Over Our Water


As bizarre as it sounds, laws restricting property owners from "diverting" water that falls on their own homes and land have been on the books for quite some time in many Western states. Only recently, as droughts and renewed interest in water conservation methods have become more common, have individuals and business owners started butting heads with law enforcement over the practice of collecting rainwater for personal use.

Check out this YouTube video of a news report out of Salt Lake City, Utah, about the issue. It's illegal in Utah to divert rainwater without a valid water right, and Mark Miller of Mark Miller Toyota, found this out the hard way.'

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Posted by DotConnector at 09:49

1 comment:

  1. Antonia - Beauty Health Finance and Green Issues Editor28 July 2010 at 11:21

    How can rain belongs to someone else?

    This is just one of many reasons why I would never live in America.

    Everything done over there is mostly to make money off of the citizens. You can't do this or that, unless you pay for it.

    It's just getting more and more ridiculous over there every time.

    Also, only a handful of people protest, so it doesn't really carry much weight.

    How can the people you elect into office now decide that they want to own you in every way. In certain places in the world, there would be a coup.

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