Taxes, Permits, and Red Tape are hallmarks of government control over citizens that many people take for granted, but at least we’re free to breathe the air and feel the rain on our faces. Or so you might think. In Utah and other states like Washington and Colorado, you’d be wrong.
In those states, it’s illegal to divert rainwater without a permit and local governments are enforcing the law. This is not based on dusty old statutes ignored, but not yet repealed. The news video below tells the story of a Toyota dealer who installed a system to catch rain from the roof of his business with plans to use it to wash cars. Astonishingly, he discovered he was breaking the law!
It’s all about control, really.
As long as people remain unaware and uninformed about important issues, the government will continue to chip away at the freedoms we enjoy. The only reason these water restrictions are finally starting to change for the better is because people started to notice and they worked to do something to reverse the law.
Even though these laws restricting water collection have been on the books for more than 100 years in some cases, they’re slowly being reversed thanks to efforts by citizens who have decided that enough is enough.
Until then, Stay Thirsty, America.
Source: Healthy Debates
Photo: TaranRampersad on Flickr
Illegal Actions of the Govt.
First he wanted to be a king, now the foolish little dick tater wants to be God. His arrogance must has no limits in his small little t**d brain..
I TOLD EVERYONE I KNOW THAT THE MUSLIM IS STUPID. HE IS NOT GOOD FOR THIS COUNTRY. REGARDS, A RETIRED MARINE.
OMG,this world as we know it is going to hell in a handbasket!
Now the EPA wants to control all streams and ponds on private property even if they are dried up
2 feet below under ground the gov own’s, above that, we own it.
how stupid r the people in govt they don’t own the rain
They are wrong,the water belongs to GOD!!!!
When the government can control the rain falling on my roof. They can do something to me about what I do with it.
You would think in this time of drought something like this would be considered to be “Green”. He isn’t using water out of the Cities water Supply!