Collecting Rainwater Now Illegal in Many States ???

Got to love the good old USA.

You are talking in the US?

In the UK they promote having a water butt

This story seems to come around approximately every six months.

The Colorado River is made up mostly from snow melt, not rain.

No surprises there.

Over here (somewhere in the Western EU), you have to report it if you have your own well and pay a special tax on that. And now that they are looking for even more way to get money, politicians started talking about a new rainwater-tax. They're basically planning to tax you based on the size of your roof.

Most states have laws concerning diverting runoff, primarily to protect the rights of those who may be adversely affected by the change - imagine there is a dry creek bed that fills a small pond used as a water hole for livestock on a nearby farm and someone redirects it for their own purposes - the farmer should have some recourse.

Or, imagine you live next to the woman with the rain barrels. Where before you had no problem, now you live next door to a mosquito breeding ground.

It seems reasonable to me to require people to obtain permits allowing them to capture, store, and use the water in proscribed methods designed to have minimum impact on their neighbors, or the community as a whole.

On a personal note, my grandmother's crazy neighbor decided to block the runoff that runs through their back yards when it rains. Now the water pools in my grandmothers back yard, and as a consequence her downstairs floods every time there is any appreciable rainfall. She never did anything about it due to repeated bad run-ins with that crazy bitch, but now that she has passed we need to address it before we eventually sell the house.

If that were true, why would having a well still be permissible?

This is neither new, nor is it intended for grandpa that collects water to irrigate his garden.

This is for things on a larger scale, some of which is highlighted above.

Not everything is a conspiracy. When a country has hundreds of millions of people they have to pass laws that make no sense at the individual level but does in the Grand scheme of things.

I've heard of this happening in countries, or communities, where they have sold off the water rights or signed public water utility management contracts over to BechTel or alike.

Beyond that, I had not heard of it happening otherwise.

wait, hold on, in a country where just recently we were enslaving blacks, where we cannot legally smoke a natural plant, but we can carry guns into grocery stores? nah could never happen in a place like america

Don't law enforcement officers have anything better to do?

hows those teefus workin out for you batshit?

PR_Glen, I've just been in contact with your dentist, he's sent me an X-Ray and I can confirm your teeth are in excellent shape! Well done Unfortunately there's some evidence of side-effects, but it's too late in the day to worry about that. Enjoy

It has nothing to do with who OWNS the water. It has to do with who is getting PAID for the water.

Explain why it's illegal to buy raw milk in California?

http://www.dumblaws.com

In Blyth California
You are not permitted to wear cowboy boots unless you already own at least two cows.

In Carmel California
A man can’t go outside while wearing a jacket and pants that do not match.

In Chico California
Detonating a nuclear device within the city limits results in a $500 fine.

In Eureka California
Men who wear moustaches are forbidden from kissing women.

In Hollywood California
It is illegal to drive more than two thousand sheep down Hollywood Boulevard at one time.
Bet that one got you excited?

In Indian Wells California
Drinking intoxicating cement is prohibited.

In Los Angeles California
It is illegal for a man to beat his wife with a strap wider than 2 inches without her consent.

It is a crime for dogs to mate within 500 yards of a church.


Dumb Laws are written every day by politicians that tell everyone it's in their best interest and idiots like you believe them.