Rain water is illegal to collect??? I'm MAD...

[quanyindisciple]

Collecting rainwater now illegal in many states as Big Government claims ownership over our water -.
Collecting rainwater is now illegal in many states as the Government claims ownership over our water sources. Yes even rain water. ~ Health Freedoms

Comments

[empressmiaka]

How the heck do they enforce this one?

[quanyindisciple]

I am truly terrified because half of what I want to do for my property relies on collecting the water... Seriously F*ed up...

Spread the word, perhaps there's a vote somewhere to change it...

[quanyindisciple]

I miss Colorado, I love it there

[quanyindisciple]

I didn't believe it until I went to the link... Tell others too if you can get things to change where you live...

[quanyindisciple]

I agree that would be completely excessive, but I know personal collection (For your own house) shouldn't be illegal.

[love2loveher]

Riparian rights are a Big Deal in some desert climates. They have been, for hundreds of years...

[noveldevice]

I'd like to see some citations in that piece, personally.

It's not that Big Government is claiming ownership over water, it's that diversion of waterways actually does happen and can have terrible consequences for everyone downstream. Rainwater collection systems are just a sort of collateral damage.

And no, the rain that falls on your property isn't "yours"--it's everyone's.

[shesfearless]

You said everything I came here to say. :P

[amazonvera]

It's not now illegal, it's been illegal. And I don't get the dealership owner saying that Utah needs to realize that Utah is a dry state when the fact that Utah is a dry state is exactly why this law is in place. That's not to say that these aren't misguided laws based on flawed understanding of how rainfall on small properties impacts public water resources, of which the government has perfectly valid control. But this is kind of a bizarre article.

[mycologynerd]

It's not illegal in Oregon.

[amazonvera]

[amazonvera]

It's not illegal lots of places.