I Never Knew You Needed A Permit To Collect Rain

[bloodandgutsmurphy]

Oregon man in possession of 13 million gallons of illicit rainwater sentenced to jail | MNN - Mother Nature Network

 

[shibumiseeker]

In many western states that is the case. It was a shock to me too when I learned of it a long time ago. Out here our biggest problem is usually getting rid of it.

 

[patience0830]

Oregon man in possession of 13 million gallons of illicit rainwater sentenced to jail | MNN - Mother Nature Network

Depends on water rights law where you happen to live. Thats a lot of rainwater to collect.

 

[hoosierdoc]

This has been a very long saga for that guy

 

[grahamsy2k]

wow! How is that even possible. Talk about controlling.

You control the water supply, you control the people.

 

[45calibre]

"illicit rainwater" now i've seen everything.

what are you in for? collecting rainwater

lol antis over there ask "what do you need all that rainwater for?"

 

[Shelly1582]

They have a law against high capacity illicit rainwater collectors. lol

 

[RockofStrength]

wow! How is that even possible. Talk about controlling.

You control the water supply, you control the people.

Though I'm no expert, likely the issue is that people who own sufficient amounts of land could collect sufficient rainfall off of their land to drain what few reservoirs of water exist out west, affecting even land beyond their own borders. It is a mite more complex than simple control.

 

[giovani]

In many cases out west the water rights predate statehood

 

[Electronrider]

Like others have said, once you get west of the Mississppi river, water laws get really funny.

 

[Caleb]

Seriously? "Sorry God, you can't rain on my hole in the ground, I have to get my permit first"

 

[avboiler11]

30 days in jail...for collecting water that falls from the damn sky.

Sure it wasn't his "first" offense...but his offense was COLLECTING RAIN WATER.

America, I am disappoint.

 

[92ThoStro]

That explains the droughts we have been having the past decade.

 

[grahamsy2k]

Though I'm no expert, likely the issue is that people who own sufficient amounts of land could collect sufficient rainfall off of their land to drain what few reservoirs of water exist out west, affecting even land beyond their own borders. It is a mite more complex than simple control.

Thats what they want you to think.


Maybe your right though.

 

[nkdninjafrog]

But an extensive reservoir set-up complete with 10- and 20-foot-tall dams is verboten without the proper, state-issued water-right permits — after all, Oregon law dictates that water is a publicly owned resource

makes sense i guess, but still pretty dumb

 

[92ThoStro]

makes sense i guess, but still pretty dumb

Yep. Initially I was thinking he used it to fill underwater storage tanks or something, for irrigation. Didn't expect to see he had built multiple dammed retention ponds.

Of course you can't just go around making retention ponds and screwing with the water.